Summary

  • Wawrinka beats Djokovic to reach last eight

  • Wawrinka wins 2-6 6-4 6-2 3-6 9-7

  • Rain briefly stopped play at 5-5 in final set

  • Djokovic has won last three Australian Opens

  • Berdych beats Ferrer in four sets to reach semis

  • Live coverage on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

  • *Denotes next server

Live Reporting

Aimee Lewis

  1. Bouchard sets up Li semi-final

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    Before we fully focus our attention on the quarter-final between Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka, it's worth mentioning that teenager Eugenie Bouchard has beaten Ana Ivanovic to set up a semi-final against Li Na.

    The 19-year-old Canadian came from behind against the Serb to win 5-7 7-5 6-2 and was presented with a cuddly toy wombat for her efforts, which made everything worthwhile.

    Catch up with the day so far in our round-up.

  2. BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Serena Williams's coach Patrick Mouratoglou has been asked about Berdych's Sheffield Wednesday inspired t-shirt. "Berdych's shirt is a bit unusual which is why people don't like it, but I like it," the Frenchman tells BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. "It's nice to see something different. I like it when people bring something new to the sport."

    When a Frenchman gives you the sartorial thumbs up...

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    "It was physically really tough and after losing the third set I was really not playing my best," says Berdych, who has now reach the semi-finals in all four Grand Slams. "After that I tried to stay focus and saved one tough game in the fourth and made a break.

    "This is my first win on Rod Laver. The first thought I have right now is to rest and prepare myself because I will definitely need it either if it's Novak or Stan. We can expect a nice match tonight."

  4. GAME, SET AND MATCH

    That's it. The big Czech comes up with a big serve and David Ferrer returns wide. Tomas Berdych reaches the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time and will play either Novak Djokovic or Stanislas Wawrinka.

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    If Tomas Berdych thought he had the match signed, sealed and nearly delivered when he had match point then the Czech was gravely mistaken. David Ferrer has saved match point and eked a break point in the following game but Berdych seems to have pulled through and has a second match point... Stand by...

  6. BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    For those of you who want to listen to the sound of ball thudding off racquet, there's live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. And for those of you with your with access to Twitter and a mobile phone why not send your thought on this match this way either using the hashtag #bbctennis or texting 81111. If you haven't got any thoughts, that's ok.

  7. Brit Inglot knocked out of doubles

    British doubles number one Dom Inglot and Treat Huey of the Philippines missed out on a first Grand Slam semi-final in heartbreaking fashion.

    The 12th seeds lost 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 to American Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen of South Africa on Court Two.

    A desperately tight match looked to have swung their way when they led 4-3 in the final set and had 0-40, but four break points went begging.

  8. Wawrinka's manager, Lawrence Frankopan, admitted last year's Australian Open defeat by Djokovic would "make or break" his man.

    "Those kind of matches can define you as a character," said Wawrinka ahead of this match. "Do you live off the fact that 'I had a chance against Novak on the centre court at the Australian Open'? Or do you turn it around in a positive way, which I think Stan did. The level of tennis was second to none."

  9. Rather than falling to pieces after such a near miss, Wawrinka went on to enjoy the most successful year of his career, reaching the US Open semi-final for the first time and climbing from 17th to eighth in the world rankings.

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    It was Djokovic, though, who ended Wawrinka's run at Flushing Meadows last year. Another Grand Slam rendezvous. Another glorious five setter.

  10. "One of the longest, most interesting, and most exciting matches I have played in my career," was how Djokovic described his 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 12-10 victory over Wawrinka at last year's Australian Open. Lasting five hours and two minutes, it was the fourth longest match in the history of the Australian Open.

    Wawrinka also enjoyed himself, at the time describing the match as the best he had participated in.

    "At the end I was really, really close. For sure I'm really sad. It's a big disappointment to lose that match, but I think there are more positives than negatives," said the philosophical Swiss.

  11. Let's take a trip down memory lane to fondly remember a match voted the finest of its year. At one end was Stanislas Wawrinka, his single-handed backhand at its brilliant best, while on the other side of the net was Novak Djokovic, the defending champion, pushing his elasticity to its limits.

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    Do stop me if you've heard this story... But into the early hours they toiled as a balmy Melbourne evening turned into a fresh new day. Five hours of brilliant tennis, an epic deciding set, a contest which had it all. It was the rousing Serb who made the final, killer charge, clipping a backhand across the incoming Swiss to end a 20-shot rally, and the match.

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    Wawrinka could only watch the ball fly by and reached for the net for support. He bowed his head in defeat but not in shame. He had done his bit to electrify the 15,000 crowd. He had done his bit to ensure we'd all remember January 20, 2013, the day Djokovic was pushed to the brink.

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