Iron man Djokovic reaches last four
- Published: 22 Jan 2013 at 17.45
- Online news: Sports
Super-fit reigning champion Novak Djokovic shrugged off the exertions of his five-hour epic with Stanislas Wawrinka as he booked an Australian Open semi-final with David Ferrer on Tuesday.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return against the Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych during their Australian Open match in Melbourne on January 22, 2013. Djokovic shrugged off the exertions of his five-hour epic with Stanislas Wawrinka as he booked an Australian Open semi-final with David Ferrer.
The world number one, showing no ill-effects from his late-night showdown 48 hours earlier, suffered a second-set lapse against Czech fifth seed Tomas Berdych but was never seriously troubled in the 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win.
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