"The ATP Cup really lifted him. You could see that he's playing every match better and better here. Please “When you’re young, you want everything right away and there is no waiting. Straightforward in straight sets against the 20-time Grand Slam champion, a relentless Djokovic is just one match away from mission accomplished once again in Melbourne. Australian Open 2020 Roger Federer bows to injury and Djokovic but winning belief remains The days when he dominated the Tour are well behind him … “They definitely have the potential to be there, but I think one thing I lacked when I was younger was patience and not trusting the process more. Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic - Match Highlights (SF) | Australian Open 2020‘I managed to dig my way back and it was very important to win that first set. "What he did (against Sandgren) was really amazing. He was obviously hurt. continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. It's not like I've been dominating the match-ups. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post It resulted being 1-4, 0-40 down. "Although Federer's recent slam record against Djokovic is not a reason for Swiss optimism, many of the matches have been close, not least last summer's epic Wimbledon final, where he held two match points.Federer also won their last meeting, at the ATP Finals in London in November.Djokovic is certainly expecting his rival to rise to the challenge, saying: "I know that whenever we get a chance to play each other, we understand it takes a big effort and it's required from us to come up with the best game in order to win against each other. Hopefully things can come together for me in a positive way on Thursday and I can have a chance to win. “Patience,” stated the No.2 seed, reflecting on his journey from a Next Gen star to a 16-time major winner. After dropping a set to Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round, Djokovic has cruised through while Federer has been riding his own personal roller coaster.A Houdini act to recover from 4-8 in a deciding tie-break against John Millman in the third round was followed by a four-set win over Marton Fucsovics and then topped by the logic-defying victory over Sandgren.Federer, hampered by a groin problem and struggling to keep the ball in the court, somehow found a way through and he tried to put a positive spin on his tournament afterwards. The world No.2, who hasn’t lost in Grand Slam action to Federer since Wimbledon 2012, improved his record to 27-23 facing the Swiss. The 16-time major champion has only surrendered one set at AO2020 en route to Sunday’s final, where he will meet either Dominic Thiem or Alexander Zverev.

At 5-4, the world No.2 asserted his dominance, picking off Federer at the net prior to chasing down a volley and pinging a hot angled forehand past the Swiss. "I think it's going to be a completely different match than the one we saw in Wimbledon, and especially the one we saw in ATP Finals. will be published daily in dedicated articles. they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium.

"Still missing couple of grand slams. Please try again, the name must be unique I think he's going to get there. “It definitely could have gone a different way, because he started really well and I was pretty nervous in the beginning,” admitted Djokovic, before paying tribute to his physically hampered opponent. He wasn't feeling his best on the court, not much confidence.“It's impressive with the way he has been playing so far in this tournament, building his game, raising the level of tennis that he's been playing.“It's his first semifinals of Grand Slam in his career, so I'm sure that he is motivated, he's pumped to get at least a step further. Obviously I’m not as natural as he is in those varieties in the game. the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts

Federer was still probing, accelerating through his shots, hoping to rebuild and pull off another miracle comeback. “I tried to stay with him in the rally, move him around and not make too many unforced errors.” Federer was eagerly searching for ways to dent the Djokovic armour in the second set, sneaking in for a few chip and charges on second return, but the Serbian was reacting to the versatility with ruthless efficiency.

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It's going to be really a good match to watch.”Tennis Australia acknowledges that the AO is held on Aboriginal Land and we extend our respects to the Traditional Owners, their ancestors and Elders past, present and emerging and to all First Nations People.