Djokovic topples Federer in semi
Third seed Novak Djokovic stunned world number one and defending champion Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final with a 7-5 6-3 7-6 (7-5) victory.
Federer earned the first break to serve for the set but a series of errors saw him lose four games in succession.
He was broken twice in the next set and though he clawed one back he was still unable to exert his usual dominance.
The third was closer but Federer could not find consistency and failed to make a final for the first time since 2005.
Sunday's final between Djokovic and unseeded French sensation Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be the first time since the 2005 French Open that neither Federer nor world number two Rafael Nadal will not feature in the finale of a Grand Slam.
Third seed Novak Djokovic stunned world number one and defending champion Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final with a 7-5 6-3 7-6 (7-5) victory.
Federer earned the first break to serve for the set but a series of errors saw him lose four games in succession.
He was broken twice in the next set and though he clawed one back he was still unable to exert his usual dominance.
The third was closer but Federer could not find consistency and failed to make a final for the first time since 2005.
Sunday's final between Djokovic and unseeded French sensation Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be the first time since the 2005 French Open that neither Federer nor world number two Rafael Nadal will not feature in the finale of a Grand Slam.
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