Djokovic eases into fourth Australian Open final; Azarenka to face Li for women’s title

Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia

Top seed Novak Djokovic had little trouble in reaching his third consecutive Australian Open final on Thursday in Melbourne, breezing past No. 4 seed David Ferrer 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. Needed very little time to find his game, Djokovic struck 30 winners, hit six aces and won 91 percent of his first serve points. Never facing a break point in the 89 minute affair, Djokovic improved to 10-5 against the Spaniard in lifetime meetings. The Serb will next face either Roger Federer or Andy Murray in Sunday’s final.

Elsewhere, women’s defending champion Victoria Azarenka reached the finals with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Sloane Stephens of the US. Azarenka, who needs to win the event in order to hold onto her No. 1 ranking, will next face Li Na in the finals. Li poured in one of her greatest performances ever, defeating four-time major winner Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2 in the day’s first semifinal.

Singles – Semi-finals
[1] Novak Djokovic defeats [4] David Ferrer 6-2, 6-2, 6-1

Singles – Semi-finals

[1] Victoria Azarenka defeats Sloane Stephens 6-1, 6-4

[6] Li Na defeats [2] Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2

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