Swiss second seed Roger Federer was pushed out to five sets before subduing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the semifinals at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Federer defeated the French seventh seed, 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-3 in 3hr 34min on Rod Laver Arena and will meet Andy Murray in Friday's semi. MURRAY STROLLS INTO LAST FOUR Andy Murray produced his best performance of the tournament against Jeremy Chardy to reach the semifinals for the fourth consecutive year. The British third seed was too strong for the unseeded Frenchman winning 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 in
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Federer, Murray and Tsonga all through
Updated: Monday, 21 Jan 2013 12:48 Andy Murray signs autographs after his 6-3 6-1 6-3 win against Gilles Simon Andy Murray has eased through to his ninth successive grand slam quarter-final with a straightforward victory over fatigued Frenchman Gilles Simon at the Australian Open. Simon was taken to five gruelling sets by compatriot Gael Monfils in the previous round in a match which drifted into the early hours of Sunday morning and, having battled gamely, tired as the contest went on. Murray still had to put him away but managed with ease to advance 6-3 6-1 6-3 in one hour and 35 minutes. Elsewhere, Roger Federer beat Milos Raonic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat compatriot Richard Gasquet. The win improved his head-to-head record with the 28-year-old to 10