Fighting back: Wozniacki managed to climb back from a set down against Schiavone (R). The 1.72m Zvonareva was a runner-up in the past two Grand Slam tournaments: Wimbledon and the US Open in 2010. 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The man who will have enjoyed seeing these two run each other ragged most was Novak Djokovic, who stands between Murray and breaking the near 75 year drought Britain has endured since Fred Perry won a Grand Slam title. Seriously, I would prefer that I don't talk a lot about the injury. We are good friends and did a lot of training together in Perth in preparation for here. A brilliant low volley saw Schiavone then move to set point and she closed it out by sneaking into the net behind a looping forehand and putting the ball into the opposite corner. Premier League: What is Project Big Picture? Ferrer said afterwards that it was not the way he wanted to progress and that it was unlikely he would have won so easily had it not been for the Spaniard's injury. The semi finals provide the opportunity to play-off for a spot in the 2011 Australian Open Women’s Singles Final. 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But she kept her composure and waited for Schiavone to tire, which she inevitably did.The top seed goes on to a meeting with Li Na, who ended the run of Andrea Petkovic earlier, although French Open Schiavone will take the majority of the plaudits. A knee injury forced Nadal to retire during his quarter-final clash with Andy Murray at two sets and a break down at last year's Australian Open. Nadal's exit is a timely fillip for Murray who is chasing a maiden grand slam and is now 7/4 with Ladbrokes to win the opening major of the year. The 2011 Australian Open men’s singles draw for the semi finals is: The head-to-head match ups for the semi finals: In the 1st semi final Federer leads Djokovic with 13 wins to 6. Of the 4 seeds that were seeded to win through to the semi finals three of them have lived up to expectations. And it proved a turning point as Wozniacki ran through the rest of the set to level it up.The momentum was firmly with the Dane and, although she saw an early break wiped out, she struck again to go 2-1 up and as Schiavone finally started to fade, she took full advantage. The conditions are also likely to be quicker than they were in the blowy cool of the Rod Laver Arena today. Tennis Workout at Home: “How To” do calf raises more effectively. Know How Will The SBI Card IPO Perform As Per Astrology. Murray will need to show the same composure that he did in the two tiebreaks, and his dogged refusal to succumb to the cloying nerves that affected him for the first set and much of the second. "I fought a lot and it was still not easy. Any player whose name is italicised, has his first name removed and has his surname in lower case letters is a seeded player who was expected to win through to the semi finals. In Grand Slam events, that has happened just once before in the last six years - in the Australian Open of 2008, in fact, when Djokovic beat Federer in straight sets in the semi-final. Her best Grand Slam results are being a runner-up at the 2009 US Open and making the past 2 Grand Slam semi finals, here at the Australian Open and at the 2010 US Open. REVEALED: Liverpool and Manchester United owners hold crisis talks in bid to keep Project Big Picture alive... Premier League managers gagged as they're told not to answer questions about controversial new pay-per-view... MARTIN SAMUEL: No more glory for the underdogs - Manchester United and Liverpool's every waking thought is... Roy Keane 'could make a stunning return to management with Salford' as Class of 92 weigh up installing their... Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho fears for Harry Kane's fitness amid thigh injury as Gareth Southgate plans... Juan Mata 'rejects Saudi Arabian mega-bid worth £18MILLION a season because he is convinced Manchester... Who is Rick Parry? Zvonareva is pictured above playing a backhand return of serve at the 2011 Hong Kong Tennis Classic. Play it now. In the 2nd semi final Ferrer leads Murray with 3 wins to 2. Roger Federer's record in Australian Open. World No 1 Caroline Wozniacki hit back from a set down to finally break the resolve of Francesca Schiavone and move into the Australian Open semi-finals. Sealed with a kiss: Schiavone (L) wishes Wozniacki well after seeing her Australian Open dream fade away in Melbourne. The world No 1 suffered a straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 defeat to David Ferrer in the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park after sustaining a hamstring injury in the second game of the opening set. When Roger Federer plays Novak Djokovic today, he will become the oldest Australian Open semi finalist since Ken Rosewall in 1977. I shared a link on Facebook. 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', Looking at his two previous Slam finals (US Open 2008 and here last year) he said, 'In the first one I didn't really know what was going on. REVEALED: Liverpool and Manchester United owners hold crisis talks in bid to keep Project Big Picture alive... Premier League managers gagged over controversial new pay-per-view deal with top-flight clubs yet to agree... MARTIN SAMUEL: No more glory for the underdogs - Manchester United and Liverpool's every waking thought is... Roy Keane 'could make a stunning return to management with Salford' as Class of 92 weigh up installing their... Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho fears for Harry Kane's fitness amid thigh injury as Gareth Southgate plans... Juan Mata 'rejects Saudi Arabian mega-bid worth £18MILLION a season because he is convinced Manchester... Who is Rick Parry? Stay tuned to this tennis website for full coverage of every Grand Slam tournament and every major women’s and men’s tennis tournament on the WTA Tour and ATP Tours. In respect to the winner and to a friend, I prefer to talk about the match. ", Game over: Rafael Nadal is dejected after defeat to David Ferrer as he bravely battled on despite being injured, Apple set to reverse course on the era of the £1,000 phone, Jose Mourinho and Gareth Southgate on collision course over Harry Kane, Scotland's defensive solidity most impressive as Steve Clarke continues to oversee remarkable improvement, Declan Rice claims England win over Belgium proves side has grit needed to do well in tournaments, Boris Johnson overruled Sage scientists who called for harsher lockdown, Finn Russell named in Scotland squad for autumn schedule as he buries hatchet with Gregor Townsend, earlier today defeated Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov. 'I didn't have too many chances in the first set and Francesca was very good at the key moments but I just tried to step into the court a bit more and dictate the points.'. 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