Australian Open 2014 Results: Day 9 Scores, Highlights and Recap

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Published: January 21, 2014

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Stanislas Wawrinka stunned four-time champion Novak Djokovic Tuesday, setting up a semifinal meeting with Tomas Berdych after a hard-fought and lengthy victory on Day 9 of the 2014 Australian Open.

In the women's competition, Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard set up a meeting with Li Na in the last four after seeing off Ana Ivanovic over three sets.

Below are all the scores along with a recap of the highs and the lows from Day 9 at the Australian Open.



 

Stan the Man



In a match similar to their fourth-round meeting in Melbourne last year, Wawrinka forced Djokovic to fight all the way Tuesday, although this time he came out on top over five sets, winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7.

Djokovic, who had not dropped a set in the tournament before this defeat, looked like he was on course to carry on his awesome streak in the tournament when he took the first set 6-2.

But Wawrinka, who served exceptionally and won 72 percent of his first-serve points, fought back to win the second and the third sets before closing out the match in a tension-filled final set which was contested over 16 games.

That means the Swiss will play in his second straight Grand Slam semi after making the U.S. Open last four in 2013. Djokovic meanwhile, with new coach Boris Becker, will have to pick himself up after a shock loss.

Wawrinka was congratulated by countryman Roger Federer on Twitter:



Wawrinka will now face Berdych, who made his first-ever Australian Open semifinal after he conquered third seed David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

Berdych had previously gone out at this stage for the last three years, but he kept his composure to see off Ferrer in over three hours of tennis.

After winning the first set in barely half an hour, the second was harder work, but the Czech knew he had his opponent rattl...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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