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Third seed Serbian Novak Djokovic crashed out defending champion Roger Federer in straight sets to reach into the men's singles final of Australian Open. Djokovic swept aside Federer 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 6-4 in their semi-final - another surprise after top seed Nadal's shock injury-induced quarter-final exit to David Ferrer. After the Serb claimed a tight first set on a tie-break, second seed Federer appeared to have turned the match around when he opened a 5-2 lead in the second. But the Swiss, a 16-time grand slam winner, then suffered complete meltdown, losing five games in a row to hand Djokovic a two-set lead. And Djokovic came through a topsy-turvy third set, breaking for 5-4 and serving out victory on his third match point. The defeat leaves Federer without a grand slam trophy in his keeping for the first time since 2003 - and gives Djokovic a chance to add a second major to his 2008 Australian Open win. Djokovic will play the winner of Friday night's semi-final between Ferrer and Briton Andy Murray in Sunday's final.
