The meeting lasted 2 hours 49 minutes and ended with a score of 6: 4, 6: 3, 7: 6 in favor of the current champion of the tournament.

In the semifinals, Djokovic will play with the third racket of the world by the Swiss Roger Federer, who defeated the American Tennis Sandgren - 6: 3, 2: 6, 2: 6, 7: 6, 6: 3.

Federer said earlier that he did not deserve to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.