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Federer next face Andy Murray of Great Britain in what has been called a “dream final” of the Melbourne tournament.
“It’s nice going through a match like this, but the next match against Tsonga will not be like this,” Federer said after the match. “I expected him to come out and play, but maybe the five-set matches in the earlier rounds had an effect on him physically.”
Federer needed less than 90 minutes to win through to the final with a master-class display of tennis at the Rod Laver arena. He broke Tsonga’s serve five times in the three sets and the Frenchman did not get a single point to break the world number one’s serve.
Tsonga’s 27 unforced errors did not help his cause, but Federer was in a different league today ... a certain warning for Andy Murray on Sunday.
Tomorrow Serena Williams takes on Justine Henin for the women’s singles title. The two Williams sisters today lifted the women's doubles trophy.
