Novak Djokovic vs Stan Wawrinka: Score, Recap for Australian Open 2015 Semifinal

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Published: January 30, 2015

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Novak Djokovic will meet Andy Murray in Sunday's Australian Open final after beating Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 in Friday's last-four encounter.

In truth, this match is more likely to be remembered for a slew of unforced errors, despite Djokovic asserting his control in the fifth set.

Both players appeared nervous in the first set. Djokovic was the more comfortable and commanded on serve, but both stars were guilty of telegraphing their shots. Wawrinka broke at 4-3 when Djokovic slowed the pace, with the Serbian leveling proceedings through a break of his own in the next game.

Despite Wawrinka saving two set points and forcing a tiebreaker, Djokovic upped the ante to race into a 6-1 lead in the breaker. From there, he served out the opening set.



Djokovic struggled through the second, despite Wawrinka saving a further two break points in the opening game. The competition favourite hit long and then watched on in disbelief as Wawrinka managed to find the tramline with an excellent forehand to halt an early advantage.

Hawkeye showed the ball couldn't have been closer to landing out, a result which appeared to give Wawrinka confidence.





At 5-2 up, Wawrinka smashed home an unstoppable volley to give himself three set points. Djokovic powered an unforced error beyond the baseline, dropping his first set of the tournament in the process. 

Wawrinka had an immediate opportunity to increase the pressure further, but he missed his break point during the opening game of the third set. Djokovic made him pay with his own break but then proceeded to miss another with the score 3-0. Wawrinka battled between bouts of rash shot choices, gaining his first break of the set when Djokovic slammed into the net.

At 3-3, the world No. 1 once again assumed control with some powerful forehand strokes from the baseline. ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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