The ATP Australian Open semi-finals get underway this Thursday with Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka fighting for a place in the final. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixture below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Federer vs. Wawrinka
Roger Federer is not only one of the greatest tennis players in history but also a phenomenal athlete. After spending more than six months away from competition, the 35 years old Swiss is already in the Australian Open semi-finals. Roger reaches this stage of the competition after a solid straight sets victory over Mischa Zverev, which was very important for him to reach this match at 100%.
Playing on Grand Slam events brings the best out of Stan Wawrinka with the Swiss winning 86.36% of the matches played on majors since the Australian Open 2014. Taking a look now at Wawrinka’s campaign in Melbourne, the three-time Grand Slam champion reaches this stage of the competition after a 7 – 6 6 – 4 6 – 4 victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
There is a lot of history between these two players, which makes this a very tough match for both. Stan never defeated Federer on Hard Courts with Roger holding a huge 18 – 3 lead on the h2h. Despite Wawrinka’s improvements in recent years, it won’t be easy for him to overcome such a big challenge. For that reason, Federer is definitely the right play on this match at 71/100 at Pinnacle while Bet365 offers 6/5 for Wawrinka’s triumph.
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