A possible all-Swiss Grand Slam final is in the offing at the ongoing Australian Open 2014 tournament following the quarterfinal victories posted by Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka. Both players are in the other sides of the draw and could potentially meet in the final this week should they overcome their semifinal opponents.
On Thursday, Wawrinka will face Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic in the semifinals while Federer will face long-time rival Rafael Nadal in the other semifinal slated on Friday.
However, Federer was cautious about this observation.
“The moment you start thinking about that we’re taking the same flight home,” he said. “I’m worried about my match clearly, but I’ll definitely watch his first. Hopefully he can make it. Then he can put the pressure on me that way.”
“It’s a great problem to have. It’s nice seeing it turning around for him. I hope I can make it to the finals. Clearly when you’re in the semis you start dreaming. There’s no doubt about that,” he added.
Federer, a good friend of Wawrinka, said that he was happy that his compatriot won the match against three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic. He admitted having watched the match with his pregnant wife, Mirka.
“I was really happy for Stan last night, because he’s been putting in an amazing effort for the past years and didn’t always get compensated. That’s the big news for me,” said Federer. “I didn’t think about it all the time when I was playing, but it was definitely inspiring tennis by him last night. For me, it’s a dream run as well, and I hope I can keep it up against Rafa.”
Federer won the doubles Olympic gold back in 2008 Beijing with Wawrinka.
