Chasing an 18th grand slam title, and first since 2012, the 35-year-old Federer neutered his left-handed German opponent's serve-volley game to set up a last-four meeting with fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka. "I think it definitely went as good as it possibly could have gone," Federer said. Against Federer, though, it took Zverev 15 minutes to hold serve and get on the scoreboard and by that stage he was already 5-0 down in the opening set. Federer has been such an extraordinary player that he has all but lost the ability to shock with his feats on court. Andy Roddick, who was inducted into the tennis Hall of Fame on Tuesday and lost a Melbourne semifinal to Federer a decade ago, offered some welcome perspective.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 24, 2017 19:14 UTC