Serbian beats Federer in semi-final, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-3Djokovic’s stamina and strength stretched FedererThe longer they linger, the bigger the gap between
Roger Federer and
Novak Djokovic, and it has grown to the point where they might never again converge at a point of comparable greatness.
The 38-year-old Swiss has done it all, and stands alone for now with a record 20 slams, but losing to Djokovic, six years his junior, in straight sets in the semi-finals of the
Australian Open on Thursday night – having shared Centre Court at
Wimbledon with him over five sets in one of the great finals only last summer – has pushed the door wide open for the Serb.