Roger Federer came through a tight QF match against the Finn Nieminen. Just as in his previous match he didn't face any breakpoints. Next up is Nikolay Davydenko who beat Richard Gasquet 7-5 6-3. Fed leads their H2H by 16-2, beating him 6-2 6-2 in their last meeting in Doha this year.
Two of the most aggressive, stylish players in the world went head to head not only for the Australian Open title, but for the World Number One spot. Vika Azarenka took the win 63 60 and this is the (brief) story of the match.