"Yeah, I mean, they say that very quickly. ... Let's talk in six months again," he said.
The heavily hyped duel between Federer and Rafael Nadal will not happen in Melbourne, opening a rare window for someone else.
Federer, the defending champion, lost to Novak Djokovic 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-4 in the Australian Open semifinals Thursday night. It marks the first time since 2008 neither of tennis' most dominant men will play in a Grand Slam final.
Less than 24 hours earlier, an ailing Nadal's pursuit of a Rafa Slam evaporated in a quarterfinal loss to fellow Spaniard David Ferrer.
Djokovic will play Ferrer or Andy Murray in the final.
On the women's side, the title match is set with Kim Clijsters facing Li Na. Clijsters beat Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-3, and Li eliminated top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Federer and Nadal have combined to win 21 of the last 23 majors. This is also the first time since 2003 that Federer, a 16-time Grand Slam winner, will not hold at least one of the four major trophies.
The Swiss great was outplayed by Djokovic, who reveled in the cooler night weather. It was the second straight time Federer has lost to the Serb – he had match points before losing in the U.S. Open semifinals.
"It's disappointing and it hurts in the moment itself," Federer said. "I wish I could have won here again for the fifth time. But wasn't possible tonight. It's not the end in any way. It's a start for many other tournaments after this."
Federer said he didn't play the key points well. He fell behind quickly in the first-set tiebreaker on backhand errors, giving Djokovic four set points.
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I'll be frank I did not bother staying up for this match (given it was shown at 3:30am EST) I cheated and looked at the results of the match when I woke up later in the day.
After which I felt no need to watch the match. I get too upset watching Roger lose.
I debated with myself on whether to even bother making this post. But I do have a few things to say on the topic.
Having not watched the match but read plenty about it. I know that Roger had plenty of chances, he just wasn't able to capitalize on them.
Djokovic was just too good plain and simple.
I'm not really surprised that he won he's been in great form all tournament long. I do hope that having beaten Federer he goes on to kick Murray's butt and wins the title.
As for Federer he did awesome, he just got defeated by a better opponent who just happened to be having a better day.
ETA: I realize this is actually quite a few days late but I felt like posting my thoughts anyway.
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