Updates from the first men’s semi-final at Melbourne ParkKenin upsets Barty to reach final against MuguruzaEmail Katy or tweet her with your thoughts on the match 11.06am GMT
15-0 ... 30-0 ... the pair then move each other right and left and right and left and Federer emerges victorious with an unreturned bullet of a backhand. And then a crunching cross-court forehand from Federer gets him to 30-all! Two of his best shots of the match. He’s saved the best for last. But a stubborn Djokovic comes right back, and it’s match point, 40-30. Djokovic misses the first serve, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounces the ball before landing his second, and Federer’s shot flops into the net! Djokovic has got the better of Federer for the fourth time in an
Australian Open semi-final and he’s now only one win away from a record-extending eighth title! Much of talk this fortnight was about
Rafael Nadal potentially matching Federer’s grand slam record of 20 but Djokovic is now on the verge of closing within two of Nadal and three of Federer. He may well end up being the greatest of them all. 11.01am GMT
Third set: Federer 6-7, 4-6, 3-5 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)
Djokovic looks in the mood to finish this on Federer’s serve. It’s 30-all. But there’s a wry smile from Djokovic when he can’t make it match point. Federer has game point at 40-30 and Djokovic then whistles wide. But the defending champion is about to step up to serve for a place in his eighth
Australian Open final ...