AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2010 CHAMP AND 16 GRAND SLAM WINNER ROGER FEDERER WILL NOT DEFEND HIS TITLE. IN THIS 3 HOUR 3 SET WIN, NOVAK DJOKOVIC DEFEATED FEDERER 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-4.
DJOKOVIC PICKED UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF THE LAST TIME THESE 2 MET IN THE 2010 U.S. OPEN. IT TOOK DJOKOVIC 5 SETS THEN, IT ONLY TOOK HIM 3 TO GET THE JOB DONE DOWN UNDER IN AUSTRALIA.
AFTER LOSING THE 1ST SET TIE-BREAKER IT LOOKED AS IF FEDERER WOULD WIN THE 2ND SET TO EVEN THINGS UP BUT THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR FEDERER. DJOKOVIC WAS DOWN 2 -5 , HE CAME BACK WITH HIS AGGRESSIVE PLAY TO WIN THE NEXT 5 GAMES TO WIN THE 2ND SET 7 – 5.
DJOKOVIC THE 2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN WINNER NOW WAITS THE WINNER OF THE ANDY MURRAY DAVID FERRER WINNER. THE MEN CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL WILL BE PLAYED 3 A.M. ET FRIDAY.
