Fed will be tough to beat, says Roddick

ANDY RODDICK believes Roger Federer will be a tough man to beat in Sunday’s Australian Open final if he serves as well as he did during their semi-final match yesterday.

The world number two reached his 18th grand slam final with a 6-2 7-5 7-5 win against Roddick and will face either Rafael Nadal or Fernando Verdasco, who play their semi-final today.

But of more surprise was the fact he sent down double the number of aces (16) as the big serving American, had 66% of first serves in and won 83% of the points on his first serve.