{"id":32643,"date":"2017-01-26T15:46:14","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T15:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=32643"},"modified":"2017-01-26T15:46:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T15:46:14","slug":"swiss-legend-roger-federer-survives-wawrinka-to-enter-australian-open-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=32643","title":{"rendered":"Swiss legend Roger Federer survives Wawrinka to enter Australian Open final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-32642\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Roger-Federer-Australian-Open.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Federer Australian Open\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" width=\"520\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Roger-Federer-Australian-Open.jpg 520w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Roger-Federer-Australian-Open-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Roger-Federer-Australian-Open-150x104.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>Melbourne: Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer will attempt to win his record-stretching 18th Grand Slam championship after a battling performance in the Australian Open semi-finals against compatriot Stan Wawrinka 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 here on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He will up against his old foe Rafael Nadal or Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the final on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old superstar, who had returned to top-level tennis after a six-month injury lay-off, booked a spot in his 28th Grand Slam final with an inspiring victory over the 2014 title holder and fourth seed, reports atpworldtour.com.<\/p>\n<p>Federer will now compete for his fifth crown in his sixth Australian Open final on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He will also attempt to become the first No.17 seed to win a major since American Pete Sampras won the final of the 2002 US Open.<\/p>\n<p>Federer survived a break point at 5-5, 30-40 and was soon gifted two straight errors from Wawrinka to take the 50-minute opening set.<\/p>\n<p>Federer hit 47 winners, including 11 aces, in the see-saw battle that he eventually clinched.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-32642\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Roger-Federer-Australian-Open.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Federer Australian Open\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; 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