{"id":32804,"date":"2013-01-25T15:19:40","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T13:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=32804"},"modified":"2013-01-25T15:19:40","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T13:19:40","slug":"australian-open-2013roger-federer-overthrew-by-andy-murray-australian-open-semifinal-tennis-news-32804","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/australian-open-2013roger-federer-overthrew-by-andy-murray-australian-open-semifinal-tennis-news-32804\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open 2013:Roger Federer overthrew by Andy Murray Australian Open semifinal \/ Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Britain's Andy Murray celebrates after beating Switzerland's Roger Federer during their men's singles semi-final match on day 12 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 25, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andy Murray is through to the Australian Open final after beating Roger Federer in a five-set thriller in Melbourne.<\/h1>\n

The British number one will face top seed\u00a0Novak Djokovic for the title on Sunday.<\/p>\n

US Open champion Murray won his semi-final against the Swiss star 6-4 6-7 (5\/7) 6-3 6-7\u00a0(2\/7) 6-2 in exactly four hours.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old Briton had never previously beaten Federer in a grand slam tournament.<\/p>\n

And third seed Murray had looked the more likely to win the match from the outset with a superior service game and aggressive shotmaking.<\/p>\n

The Scot was two points away from winning the semi-final in the fourth set.<\/p>\n

But the 17-times grand slam winner, who was seeded two, proved he was still a force to be reckoned with by forcing a fifth.<\/p>\n

However, Murray got off to a storming start in the final set, racing to a 3-0 lead – and was not prepared to let an opportunity slip again.<\/p>\n

Speaking afterwards, the Olympic gold medallist, who beat Federer in the final at London 2012, said: “It’s always tough against him. Slams are when he plays his best tennis.<\/p>\n

“When I was serving for the match at 6-5 in the fourth, he came up with some unbelievable shots.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t play the best tiebreak. It’s hard when you’re serving for a place in the final and a few minutes later you are into a fifth set.”<\/p>\n\n

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