Nadal Beats Federer To Reach Australian Open Final

At the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal, toppled Roger Federer to maintain his dominance over the 17-time Grand Slam champion.

The world number one came through 7-6, 7-4, 6-3, 6-3 and goes on to face Federer’s compatriot, Stanislas Wawrinka, for the title on Sunday.

And the Spaniard, 27, will be a strong favourite to claim his 14th Slam, and become only the third man to win all four majors at least twice.

“I played well,” he said. “I played probably my best match of the tournament, so I’m very, very, very happy that I played my best match in the semi-final against Roger.”