Today marks Federer and Djokovic’s third Grand Slam meeting, 6th straight meeting on hard court. Djokovic has yet to drop a set here, but Federer has not conceded a set to Djokovic in their previous two Slam meetings at the 2007 Australian Open and 2007 US Open. At last year’s Australian Open, Federer became the first man since Bjorn Borg at 1980 Roland Garros to win a major without dropping a set.
Federer had a four-match winning streak against his Serbian opponent until AMS Montreal last August, where Djokovic defeated defending champion Federer in the final. The match lasted two hours 13 minutes, and Djokovic won the first set on a tiebreak after Federer had held six set points serving at 6-5.
In contrast, at their last meeting in the final of the US Open, Djokovic held five set points against Federer in the first set and another two in the second but failed to convert.
This is FEDERER’S 9th Australian Open and he has reached the semifinals for the 5th year running. He has won three of his four previous semifinal appearances here, his one loss coming to Marat Safin in the 2005 semifinals. This was also his last loss at a major to anyone other than Rafael Nadal.
This is Federer’s 15th straight appearance in a Grand Slam semifinal, starting with 2004 Wimbledon, and he has a 14-2 win-loss record in Grand Slam semifinals, losing here in 2005 and to Nadal at 2005 Roland Garros.
Federer’s defeat to Nadal at 2005 Roland Garros was his last loss at the semifinal stage of any tournament. Since then, he has won 34 semifinal matches in a row.
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