Stanislas Wawrinka reached his first Grand Slam final after defeating Tomas Berdych in four sets. It was Wawrinka who started the match stronger, breaking the Berdych serve to take the opening set 6-3. However, the next three sets all went to tie breaks. Berdych levelled the match at one set apiece after winning the second set tie break but it was Wawrinka who took the next set, winning it 7-6 to take a two sets to one lead. It was a nervous affair in the fourth set tie break but eventually Wawrinka wrapped things up to seal his place in the final.
Fourth seed Na Li sealed her place in the women's Australian Open final after straight sets victory over Bouchard. A very impressive run from the young Canadian ended in the semi finals as Na Li proved too strong this time. Two breaks of serve were enough for Na Li to take the first set 6-2 before one break in the second set saw the fourth seed win the second set 6-4 and claim her place in the final. Na Li will play Cibulkova for the title after the Russian defeated fifth seed Radwanska in straight sets in the other semi final. It was a disappointing match for Radwanska who was blown off the court by Cibulkova, losing 6-1,6-2.
My Opinion:
A thrilling match between Stan and Tomas but what an achievement for Wawrinka. An amazing run sees him in the Australian Open final where he will either play Nadal or Federer. Wawrinka was the favourite going into the match after knocking out Djokovic and he didn't disappoint. He started strongly and took the first set but was pegged back to one set all. It took incredible nerve to seal the next two sets in the tie breaks but with the form he's in, anything seems possible.
The women's final will be Na Li against Cibulkova and I for one would never have predicted that. Na Li proved too strong for the highly impressive Bouchard with a straight sets win but I predict a huge season ahead for Bouchard. A great shame to see Radwanska knocked out in the semi's. She would have fancied her chances to win when the top three seeds were knocked out but she was just simply blown off the court by Cibulkova, who is playing the tennis of her life. It was a dominant display from the Russian and deservedly claimed her place in the final. It will be an interesting final to see who holds their nerve better. I would expect Na Li to win as she has experience winning a Slam at the French Open but Cibulkova may pull off a major scalp.
Men's Semi Final Singles Result:
(8) Wawrinka beat (7) Berdych 6-3,6-7,7-6,7-6
Women's Semi Final Singles Results:
(4) Na Li beat (30) Bouchard 6-2,6-4
(20) Cibulkova beat (5) Radwanska 6-1,6-2
Men's Doubles Semi Finals Results:
Butorac/Klaasen beat (8) Nestor/Zimonjic 6-2,6-4
(14) Kubot/Lindstedt beat (13) Llodra/Mahut 6-4,6-7,6-3
Mixed Doubles Quarter Finals Results:
(6) Mirza/Tecau beat Georges/Qureshi 6-3,6-4
Mladenovic/Nestor beat Hantuchova/Paes 6-3,6-4
Boys' Quarter Finals Singles Results:
(1) Zverev beat (11) Chung 6-2,6-4
(2) Kozlov beat (10) Rublev 6-2,6-1
(7) Halys beat Chryochas 6-3,6-4
Mousley beat (9) Majchrzak 6-3,6-4
Girls' Quarter Finals Singles Results:
(7) Sun beat (2) Jorovic 6-3,7-5
(4) Kulichkova beat (6) Ostapenko 6-1,1-6,6-4
Birrell beat (10) Komardina 6-7,6-1,6-3
Fett beat Hauger 6-2,3-6,6-3
Boys' Semi Finals Doubles Results:
(3) Halys/Tatlot beat (7) Jarsika/Majchrzak 6-2,7-6
(5) Meidler/Mousley beat Portero/Munar Clar 6-7,6-3,(10-8)
Girls' Semi Finals Doubles Results:
(1) Kalinina/Kulichkova beat (4) Komardina/Stojanovic 7-5,7-6
(2) Boulter/Jorovic beat Bains/Tjandramulia 6-4,3-6,(10-5)
Match of the Day: Wawrinka defeating Berdych after four sets
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