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Like this is really any surprise, but Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick today at the Australian Open, making him a finalist.  He defeated Andy Roddick in three straight sets: 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 and could possibly soon tie the  record for the 14th Grand Slam title.

Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco will battle it out soon, and the winner of those two will war against Federer.

Some people think that Men’s Tennis is boring now because it always seems like in the end, it’s Federer vs. Nadal. But in my opinion, these guys are just so amazing to watch, I can’t wait to see who will beat whom!  And I think you can see where my allegiance lies.

Roger, always gracious, said  “Andy’s been playing really playing well so I knew I had a tough match ahead of me.  I thought I played really well tonight because Andy played good too, so it was fun.”

With Rafael Nadal as the favourite for his semi final, Roger commented: “He’s showing why he’s the best player in the world. I would love to play him in the final, that’s for sure.”

This win also means that Federer has matched Pete Sampras by reaching 18 grand slam finals. Nadal is the only person to beat him in a major final: three at Roland Garros and once at Wimbledon. Ivan Lendl played 19 grand slam finals.

It was demoralizing for Andy Roddick today, who came into the match revitalized by a change in coach but got off to an appalling start and argued with the chair umpire as the first set slipped past in 32 minutes. Roger had the seventh seed on a string and he reeled off 12 straight points to take the second, breaking for 6-5 and serving out with grim precision for the two-set lead.

Roddick tangled again with the umpire when he swore loudly and received a code violation, and was left staggered when Roger dug himself out of trouble with a brilliant drop shot, lob and stop-volley to hold for 5-5. The American was then guilty of a howler as he patted the ball to Roger’s feet with the court begging, gifting the crucial break point which our champ converted with an unstoppable forehand before calmly serving out the win.

Roger can join Roy Emerson, André Agassi, Jack Crawford and Ken Rosewall as the only men to have won four or more titles in Melbourne. Congrats!

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Tags: andy roddick, Australian Open, Fernando Verdasco, Grand Slam, Ken Rosewall, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Tennis

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