Federer vs Roddick Australian Open Semifinal Live:
13 time grandslam champion & World No.2 Roger Federer stormed into his 19th consecutive grandslam semifinal with a crushing 6-3, 6-0, 6-0 victory over ATP No.6 Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina to set up a clash with old rival & Former World No.1 Andy Roddick of USA.Federer is chasing for his 14th Grandslam title & equal Pete Sampras's all time record, he was a winner of Australian Open in 2004, 2006, 2007.Federer who struggled to win the fourth round against Tomas Berdych after being two sets down, regained his top form in the quarterfinal winning 83 points to Del Potro’s 36 and fired 38 winners to just nine unforced errors.
ATP No.9 Andy Roddick advanced to the semifinal of Australian Open for the fourth time after the defending Champion Novak Djokovic retired due to heat exhaution, while Roddick was leading 6-7(3),6-4,6-2,2-1.Roddick who has worked hard on his fitness & diet with his new coach Larry Stefanki, has had good results from the beginning of 2009 ATP season.Nearly six years since his sole grandslam title at the US Open in 2003, Roddick still believes he has time on his side.Since then he has reached two Wimbledon Finals & one US Open Final but only to be beaten by Federer each time.
In 2009 Australian Open Semifinal, both the former World No.1s clash each other for the 18th time.Federer leads 15-2 but Roddick has won the last meeting at ATP Miami Masters in 2008.
Match Over.
Federer won 6-2, 7-5, 7-5.
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