Number one beckons for Federer

World number two Roger Federer ended David Nalbandian’s impressive run at the Australian Open to reach his second Grand Slam semi-final and a clash with Juan Carlos Ferrero.

The Spaniard had earlier battled past the spirited Moroccan Hicham Arazi 6-1 7-6 (8/6) 7-6 (7/5) and the two meet with more than just a place in the Australian Open final on the line.