Sublime Roger Federer soars into semi-finals with win over Mischa Zverev

ByEurosport

Updated 24/01/2017 at 11:04 GMT

Roger Federer made it into the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a dominant 6-1 7-5 6-2 win over Mischa Zverev.

Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates his victory against Germany's Mischa Zverev

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Federer, 35, is the oldest man to make it into the last four in Melbourne since Arthur Ashe in 1978 and will now face compatriot Stan Wawrinka.

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Zverez shocked number one seed Andy Murray to reach the quarter-final but the serve-and-volleyer had no answer to Federer's class.

The number 17th seed is in his 41st Grand Slam semi-final and his 13th in Australia.

Federer threatened to inflict a bagel on Zverev in the first set before the German managed to get a solitary game under his belt late in a stanza which lasted only 19 minutes.

Zverev broke Federer in the second but the Swiss responded magnificently to claw back control, and the third set was a virtual procession for the oldest man in the draw, who is now two games away from his 18th Grand Slam title.