Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to retaining the Australian Tennis Open title with a straight-set semi-final win over injury-hit rival Roger Federer.
Serbia's Djokovic was 4-1 and 40-0 down in the opening set before recovering to win the tie-break.
That laid the platform for the 32-year-old second seed to go on and win 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 6-3.
Djokovic, aiming for a 17th Grand Slam title, will face Dominic Thiem or Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final.
Meanwhile, Garbine Muguruza continued her recent revival by reaching the Australian Open final with a straight-set win over Romania's Simona Halep.
The Spaniard battled past the fourth seed in a tense 7-6 (10-8) 7-5 semi-final victory.
Muguruza who is the two-time Grand Slam champion fought off four set points in the opener and twice came back from a break down in the second.
She will face American Sofia Kenin in tomorrow’s final.
Source: BBC
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