Djokovic relishing Wawrinka rematch

最高の,を越す seed Novak Djokovic is relishing the 再開 of his 激しい Australian Open 競争 with defending 支持する/優勝者 Stan Wawrinka after both men enjoyed comfortable 4半期/4分の1-final 勝利,勝つs in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Wawrinka continued his impressive 肩書を与える defence with a straight-始める,決めるs 勝利,勝つ over Japan's Kei Nishikori, before Djokovic outclassed the big-serving Milos Raonic on 棒 Laver 円形競技場.

Djokovic (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Wawrinka 12-10 in the fifth 始める,決める in a fourth-一連の会議、交渉/完成する 衝突/不一致 before (人命などを)奪う,主張するing his third straight 肩書を与える in 2013, but Wawrinka ended the world number one's 25-match unbeaten run in Melbourne in the 4半期/4分の1-決勝戦 last year, winning 9-7 in the fifth.

Novak Djokovic eased through to the last four (AP)

Novak Djokovic 緩和するd through to the last four (AP)

"The (人が)群がる are definitely 推定する/予想するing a マラソン like the last couple of years and I am sure both of us will give our best to 成し遂げる the best possible tennis," Djokovic said after (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域ing eighth seed Raonic 7-6 (7/5) 6-4 6-2.

"We always ask from each other the most of our own abilities on the 法廷,裁判所 so I am looking 今後 to it. I'm ready for the 戦う/戦い. When we played the last three grand s lam matches they were the final 行う/開催する/段階s of a grand s lam, 半分-決勝戦, 4半期/4分の1-決勝戦.

"(野球の)満塁ホームラン,(テニスなどの)グランドスラムs are the tournaments where you want to 成し遂げる your best. I'm sure we both are very much aware of that fact, and it' s why we get to play on a high level against each other and we 押し進める each other to the 限界 in a way.

"It's a very physical 戦う/戦い 同様に. But I 港/避難所't had too many long matches during this tournament. I'm ready for it. I'm going to practice tomorrow, do a little 準備 for that match, try to analyse his game and what I need to do ーするために 勝利,勝つ."

Djokovic has not dropped a 始める,決める on the way to the 半分-決勝戦 for the first time since 2008, the year he won his first 肩書を与える, and has only lost his serve once.

" It was a 広大な/多数の/重要な 業績/成果, definitely no (民事の)告訴s," he 追加するd after (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域ing Raonic in 正確に/まさに two hours. "I returned very 井戸/弁護士席, tried to get as many balls 支援する in play. Some games I had to just let it go and wait for the 適切な時期s and when they are 現在のd 明白に try to use them and that's what I've done.

" There are not many tournaments where I have just dropped serve once so I should enjoy it. It feels like Boris Becker on the 法廷,裁判所. Now I know how he feels."

That was a 言及/関連 to Djokovic's coach, who にもかかわらず (機の)カム in for some light-hearted 批評 for leaving the 法廷,裁判所 to answer a call of nature in the first game of the third 始める,決める.

"Like everyone he has a need to go to the 洗面所 which I understand... but in the moment I had a break point and I thought he was 有罪の for me not using that break point," Djokovic joked.

A subdued Raonic 追加するd: " He just didn't 許す me to organise my game. Even when he was returning 井戸/弁護士席, by the end of the match he was doing a good 職業 of playing 深い and never 許すing me to go 今後.

"明白に if you watch the (映画の)フィート数, he was pretty much on the baseline the whole time and I was その上の 支援する."

Earlier in the day, Wawrinka 敗北・負かすd fifth seed Nishikori 6-3 6-4 7-6 (8/6) in two hours and four minutes and has dropped just one 始める,決める in making the last four.

Nishikori had won their previous 遭遇(する), also in the 4半期/4分の1-決勝戦 of a (野球の)満塁ホームラン,(テニスなどの)グランドスラム, in five 始める,決めるs on his way to the final of the US Open at 紅潮/摘発するing Meadows last year.

But fourth seed Wawrinka 支配するd Wednesday's match from the 手始め and his only nervous moments (機の)カム when Nishikori saved five match points from 6-1 負かす/撃墜する in the tie-break.

Wawrinka 結局 took his sixth match point with his 20th エース and believes he is a better player with more belief than when he won here 12 months ago.

" I'm more 積極的な. I have more 信用/信任 with my game when I come to the 逮捕する," Wawrinka said. " I know that now I have a grand s lam at home. I won the Davis Cup also (with Switzerland).

"I have the 信用/信任 from that. I know I can make it. I 信用 my game. I 信用 myself on the 法廷,裁判所 even when we start to play 半分-final or final in a (野球の)満塁ホームラン,(テニスなどの)グランドスラム.

Nishikori 認める he paid for a slow start and could 悔いる an audacious 試みる/企てるd 減少(する) 発射 which gave Wawrinka his sixth match point.

"I was struggling on my serve and that's why I couldn't get a good rhythm in the first and second 始める,決める," he said. "The tie-breaker was really の近くに. If I could get that one, it might change the whole thing. But, you know, he was serving really 井戸/弁護士席 until end of the 始める,決める.

"So I think I have to give him credit. He 明白に played really 積極的な and played 広大な/多数の/重要な tennis."

Novak Djokovic, pictured, will now face Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals

Novak Djokovic, pictured, will now 直面する Stan Wawrinka in the 半分-決勝戦

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