Roger Federer Storms Into Semis

9 months ago 27th Jan 15:36

Roger Federer may have had a scare in his previous match, a five set thriller against Tomas Berdych, but he was back to his best as he stormed into the semis.

The number two seed and former champion needed just one hour and twenty minutes to see off Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets 6-3 6-0 6-0.

The Argentine and world number six del Potro was expected to push Federer having had a good run in the competition over the past weak but was made to look pedestrian by the former world number one.

Federer broke del Potro in the fourth game of the first set going on to clinch it with little resistance from the Argentine.

Del Potro was playing in only his second grand Slam quarter final and he looked out of sorts as Federer won twelve consecutive games to clinch the match.

He will now face American and Andy Roddick who saw off defending champion Novak Djokovic after the Serb retired half way through his match.

Playing in 40C heat Djokovic was trailing Roddick 6-7 6-4 6-2 2-1 when he called it a day, the fourth time he has pulled out of a grand Slam match.