 Friday, January 25, 2008
Roger Federer Is Human After All
At the semi-finals at the Australian Open down in Melbourne Park, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic had a rematch of the US Open Finals from September 2007. Steve and the Tank predicted Djokovic in that finals, but the young Serb, who had two different set points, cracked under the pressure. Not this time. Federer lost to the #3 ranked Serb 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the Australian Open semifinals Friday. Federer had reached 10 straight Grand Slam finals, and won 19 matches in a row at the Australian Open. Thus ends a streak that seemed like it would never end.
"I've created a monster that I need to win every tournament," Federer said. "Still, the semifinals isn't bad."
Not that bad at all.
"I am just very amazed I coped with the pressure today," the 20-year-old Djokovic said. "In the most important moments, I played my best tennis. It's just amazing, indescribable, to beat the No. 1 player of the world, one of the best players this sport has ever had, in straight sets."
With the victory, Novak Djokovic advances to the finals against unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who beat No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the other semifinal, in the final Sunday.
Posted by Steve in New York.
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