Stan Wawrinka mastered former finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets to reach his third Australian Open semi-final after a mid-match argument on Tuesday Jan 24,2017
The world number four won 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 6-3 in two hours, 15 minutes for his eighth Grand Slam semi-final appearance and will next face either Swiss legend Roger Federer or Germany`s Mischa Zverev.
It puts the three-time Grand Slam champion, the winner in Melbourne in 2014, just one victory away from his fourth Slam final.
"It`s not easy to play against him. He`s a strong player," Wawrinka said of Tsonga.
It was the fourth meeting between the pair at a Grand Slam, but the first away from Roland Garros, with Wawrinka now winning three of his encounters with Tsonga.
It was also their first meeting on a hard court in almost a decade, having contested their last six encounters on clay
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