Stanislas Wawrinka will bid to break the ‘Big Four’ strangle-hold on grand slam silverware after edging Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 and 7-6 in a serving war to reach the Australian Open final. Wawrinka ended a 14-match losing streak against Novak Djokovic with a dramatic five-set win in the quarter-finals.
Wawrinka will meet the winner of semi-final showdown between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the 33rd installment of their rivalry and the first at a Grand Slam since Nadal knocked Federer out of the Australian Open at the same stage in 2012.
Whoever he plays, Wawrinka will go into the final as an underdog he has never won against Nadal in 12 meetings, and he has lost all but one of his 14 matches against his countryman, Federer.
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