Photo: Getty ImagesDefending champion Novak Djokovic set up a semifinal showdown with 'Big Three' rival Roger Federer. Federer saved seven match points in a five-set thriller with American battler Tennys Sandgren only hours before but there was no luck of a second successive belter for the Rod Laver Arena fans, with Djokovic at his ruthless best. The crowd will hope for a better show on Thursday, when second seed Djokovic renews his Grand Slam rivalry with Federer, six months after fighting off match points to beat the Swiss in Wimbledon's longest ever final. "I hope I get to at least one match point in a few days," Djokovic, who hold a 26-23 edge over Federer, quipped on court after downing Raonic. Even if blindfolded, Djokovic might still have beaten Raonic, a player he had never lost to in nine previous matches.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 28, 2020 19:18 UTC