The winners of the last five Australian Opens meet in the semifinals at Melbourne Park for the first time since 2016.
Djokovic and Federer share a total of 38 Grand Slam titles together and have met 49 times, with the Serb winning on 26 occasions and the Swiss prevailing 23 times. The former has won three of the four previous meetings at the Australian Open and leads the all-time series on hard court between the two 19-18.
Djokovic moved a step closer towards defending his title as he dismantled No. 32 Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 , remaining on a track for a record eighth title at Melbourne Park. "He is one of the all-time greats and the match-ups against Roger and Rafa have made me the player I am today," Djokovic said.Federer's progress to the semifinal was far more complicated than Djokovic's as he had to save seven match points to overcome unseeded American Tennys Sandgren.
Federer has now played two five-set matches in five days after going the distance to defeat John Millman in the third round. However, the Swiss insisted any tiredness would be offset by a growing belief he can win a third Australian Open title in four years.
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