Federer Demolishes Tsonga to Reach 22nd Consecutive Grand Slam Final

In an anti-climax to a much awaited clash, the best tennis player in the world, Roger Federer, made short work of the number 10 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, winning in three sets. With Federer reaching his 23rd consecutive grand slam semi-final appearance and trying to reach his 22nd grand slam final appearance, Tsonga didn't stand a chance against the Swiss star. In a match that can only be described as ruthless, Roger Federer sent his opponent, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga packing, with a 6-2, 6-3,6-2 win, thus entering the final of the 2010 Australian Open.

Tsonga's run to the semi-final saw him defeat many ranked players, but he was unable to keep up the level of tennis that Federer threw at him from the start of the match itself. With his last two matches both being 5 setters, Tsonga was also more tired than Federer, who has looked at ease in the tournament so far. Though Federer was the favorite for this match, not many were expecting it to be so easy, and indeed Federer made it look ridiculously easy. The victory proves that Federer has not lost his touch and is still looking to capture as many more titles as he can.

Amazingly, Federer took just 87 minutes to wrap up things on the Rod Laver Arena, moving into his 22nd consecutive Grand Slam final. A fact that boggles the mind, when you look at it. For the last 5 years, the level of consistency this great star has shown is simply amazing. Federer has been in every Grand Slam final for the last five years, and from the way he took apart Tsonga, he doesn't look like he is going to stop anytime soon.

In his 87 minute semifinal, Federer had 4 aces and 37 winners, along with just 13 unforced errors in 18 games. On the other hand, Tsonga had 6 aces, 28 winners and a mammoth 27 unforced errors in just 7 games, a fact that cost him the match in the end.

Federer will now take on Britain's Andy Murray, who defeated Marin Cilic on his way to the final. Murray will be looking to avenge his 2008 US Open loss to Federer, while Federer will, of course, look to increase his tally of Grand Slam titles to 16. Another amazing match coming up on Sunday from the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Stay tuned...

But, today, for Roger Federer and his millions of fans, its Game, Set, Match. Roger Federer.