Djokovic advances to Australian Open semis

January 22, 2013 06:49 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 10:34 pm IST - MELBOURNE

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates his quarterfinal win over Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open tennis championship on Tuesday.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates his quarterfinal win over Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open tennis championship on Tuesday.

Novak Djokovic won his 19th consecutive match at Melbourne Park to keep alive his bid for a third successive Australian Open title, beating fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night.

Djokovic has now reached the semi-finals at an 11th consecutive major, second only to Roger Federer’s streak of 23.

The top-ranked Djokovic will next play No. 4 David Ferrer, who came back to beat fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in five sets.

Djokovic has beaten Berdych in 12 of their 13 encounters, his only loss being in the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 2010.

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