KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Roger Federer moved within one victory of his 14th Grand Slam title with another dominating 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Andy Roddick in the Australian Open semifinal, the Associated Press reported Thursday. Roddick, who undertook a rigorous offseason training regime designed to help him beat Federer and top-ranked Rafael Nadal, was in good form. [break]
But the second-ranked Federer outplayed him in every phase of the game. Ripping winners from all over the court and usually forcing Roddick to hit more than one good shot to win a point, he even had more aces than the hard-serving American, 16-8.
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The 27-year-old Federer extended his head-to-head record to 16-2 against Roddick and has never lost a Grand Slam match to the American.
Federer, seeking his fourth Australian title, will face the winner of Friday´s semifinal between Nadal and fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.
