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 | Federer broke Wawrinka again is a semi-25-01-2011 |
The record won a Grand Slam titles Roger Federer reached for the eighth consecutive time the semifinals of the Australian Open after defeating his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 for an hour and 47 minutes.
Wawrinka had shown excellent game so far in the tournament and, after you remove the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the second round, deal successively with Gael Monfils and Andy Roddick, without losing a set. All expectations for the equivalent match against Federer, however, vanished from the beginning, as the world number 2 showed great plays. Federer was ruthless, especially in its service, and gave only one chance to break their opponents, which Vavvrinka not realized. For its part, four-times winner of Australian Open realized five breaks for quick victory. "A good match for me. Started strongly, serving well and welcome. He failed to make easy points of service, as did against Monfils and Roddick. Own serve also performed very well," said Federer after the match. The semifinals will face the winner of the match between Novak Djokovic and Tomas Berdych