Federer sends Murray out of championship race at Australian Open

Federer who generally hides his emotions during the match burst out when he won the match against Murray

Today I got a chance to watch an interesting and forceful match between 17-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer and British Andy Murray, the 2013 Wimbledon and US Open titilist, at Rod Laver Arena during a quarter final match.

While Murray had stamina and youth, Federer made use of his experience and worn out the British through long rallies. Murray to an extent was handicapped by his back pain and his agony could be felt during the third set onward.

Federer finally over powered the British  6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3 to qualify for the semis and will play his 11th successive Melbourne semi-final here on Friday against world no.1 Rafael Nadal.

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Radwanska knocks out Defending Champion Azarenka from Australian Open

Just like Wawrinka ousted defending champion Djokovic from the fourth round and sailed into the semis, another stunning setback came hours from now when women singles two-times defending champion 2nd ranked Victoria Azarenka suffered defeat at the hands of 5th ranked Agnieszka Radwanska from Poland and lost the race for the championship.

Right from outset, Radwanska was aggressive and determined to ease past the 'screaming queen' and won the first set 6-1. Although, Azarenka recovered and rebounded to win the second set 7-5, she simply could not get win a single game in the third set and lost 1-6, 7-5, 0-6.

The win takes Radwanska to her first Australian Open semi-final at the expense of the two-times defending champion. She plays Dominika Cibulkova from Slovakia in the semi final.

Azarenka's defeat brings an end to her 18-match winning run at Melbourne Park dating back to 2012 - which means the top three seeds are out of the women's draw after Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova were beaten earlier in the tournament.

In the other quarter finals matches, another set back came when 30th ranked E. Bouchard from Canada beat 14th ranked Ana Ivanovic 5-7, 7-5, 6-2. Although, Ivanovic was instrumental in the osuted of world no.1 Serena Williams, she could not cash on her golden opportunity to move on at least to the semis.

4th ranked Chinese Na Li is still on course and beat Italian F. Pennetta 6-2, 6-2 to reach the semis. She now meets E. Bouchard from Canada in the semi final.

Meanwhile, 20th ranked Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat 11th ranked Simona Halep (Romania) 6-3 6-0. She plays Radwanska in the semi final.

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Wawrinka knocks out defending champion Djokovic from Australian Open

I said in my earlier post that no one should miss the quarter final between the defending champion Djokovic and Wawrinka - and I was damn right. Those who missed the match, missed a long-time-to-remember match.

8th ranked Stanislas Wawrinka's resilience overpowered three time defending champion Novak Djokovic at the Rod Laver Arena and advanced into a very well deserved semi final.

Having won the first set, Djokovic lost the next two. He regained the match by winning the fourth - but the fifth set was a set to watch. It seemed as if everyone's hot favourite would finally prevail upon Wawrinka - but that was not to be so. And finally Wawrinka won the long set at 9-7 and the match 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7.

Stanislas Wawrinka Thus ended Novak Djokovic’s 28-match winning streak. This was Wawrinka's third win against world no.2 and also ended Djokovic’s streak of 14 Grand Slam semifinals.

Djokovic lost for the first time since the U.S. Open final. He entered Tuesday with a 28-match winning streak and 13 victories in a row against top-10 opponents.

After the match, Wawrinka said:

"I was not feeling very good at the beginning," he confesses. "He is an amazing champion but I never give up. I am really, really, really, really, happy! I was tired at the end, for sure. I was cramping a bit and I was really nervous and I tried to relax a bit. Now I am going to go into the ice bath for a long, long time!"

Wawrinka will face Tomas Berdych next, the first semifinal appearance here for both men. Berdych defeated David Ferrer earlier Tuesday.

But wait!! Do not miss now to watch another interesting quarter-final on Wednesday when British Andy Murray clashes with 17 Grand Slam winner Roger Federer. Do not miss it out.

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Nadal vs Gasquet - ATP Paris Masters 2013 Quartrers | Watch Free Live Streaming - 1 November

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal who is just three wins away from a record-breaking sixth Masters title in one season, plays the ATP Paris quarters finals against World No. 10 Richard Gasquet Friday evening today.

Nadal holds a perfect 11-0 record against his long-time friend and will be looking to extend the lead tomorrow afternoon on Court Central.

The 27-year-old Gasquet defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-2 to extend his record to 4-0 against the Japanese no. 1 and reach the quarters. 

The match is scheduled for 1 November, 2013 at 18:30 GMT

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