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Novak Djokovic thrashes David Ferrer to enter Australian Open final

Associated Press | Updated Jan 24, 2013 at 04:12pm IST

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Melbourne: Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic advanced to his third consecutive Australian Open final with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 win over No. 4-seeded David Ferrer in the semi-finals on Thursday.

Top-ranked Djokovic was in dominating form, hitting 30 crisp winners in the 1-hour, 29-minute match. He is aiming to be the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian titles.

On Sunday, he'll meet the winner of Friday's semifinal between No. 2-ranked Roger Federer, a four-time Australian champion, and U.S. Open winner Andy Murray, who is ranked No. 3.

Djokovic thrashes Ferrer to enter Australian Open final

Djokovic advanced to his third consecutive Australian Open final with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 win over Ferrer.

Djokovic, who is now unbeaten in five Grand Slam head-to-heads with Ferrer, allowed his opponent only four points in the first four games of the last set to strangle any chance of a comeback.

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