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Too good for Federer, Nadal into Aussie final
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Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Roger Federer during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday. - photo by Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Australia — The way Rafael Nadal managed to somehow retrieve a forehand midway through the second set shocked even Roger Federer, who has been on the receiving end of the Spaniard's unbelievable shots more than anyone else in Grand Slams. It was a tipping point in their Australian Open semifinal. Federer had lost the first-set tiebreaker but was still throwing his whole arsenal at Nadal.