Tennis: Roger Federer beats Nikolay Davydenko to reach Australian Open semi-final

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Jan 2010, 09:01 BST

Updated 28th Jan 2010, 10:00 BST

World tennis number one Roger Federer recovered from a set down to overcome his recent tormentor Nikolay Davydenko 2-6 6-3 6-0 7-5 and continue his remarkable run of reaching grand slam semi-finals.

Davydenko had beaten Federer in their previous two meetings and began confidently to roll through the opening set before grabbing an early break in the second.

The Russian had all the momentum but Federer responded to the challenge in emphatic style as he peeled off the next 13 consecutive games and leave his Russian opponent stunned.