#2 2013 Quarterfinals: Beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3
An imperious Roger Federer rolled through the first four rounds of the 2013 Australian Open without dropping serve, but the streak threatened to come to an end when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga broke for a 4-2 lead in the first set of the quarterfinals. To his credit though, the then-4 time champion broke back and took the set on a tiebreak.
However, Federer dropped his first set in the tournament when Tsonga took the second 6-4. The Swiss then reasserted his ascendancy in the match by taking the third set on a tiebreak, to surge ahead for the second time in the match.
Once again, Tsonga refused to go away. The 2008 finalist took the fourth set 6-3 to force a decider.
The Frenchman's challenge finally came to an end when Federer grabbed an early break in the fifth. And despite Tsonga saving four consecutive match points at 5-2, it was the Swiss superstar who closed out the win on serve to reach a 10th consecutive semifinal at the tournament.
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