Roger Federer serves in a practice session on Wednesday in Melbourne Wholesale Adidas NHL Jerseys , Australia. Photo: CFP Roger Federer's Grand Slam renaissance faces the difficult if familiar obstacle of Stan Wawrinka on Thursday in an all-Swiss blockbuster for a place in the Australian Open final.
The 35-year-old Swiss marvel has been the talk of the year's first major in his unforeseen, roll-back-the-years charge at an 18th Grand Slam crown.
Federer has surprised even himself in reaching the semifinal after missing the -second half of 2016 following knee surgery, with his ranking slipping to 17.
He has tossed aside top-10 players Tomas Berdych and Kei Nishikori, along with Andy Murray's conqueror Mischa Zverev, to reach the last four and a date with long-time Swiss teammate Wawrinka Wholesale Hockey Jerseys , the world No.4.
"If someone would have told me I'd play in the semis against Stan, never would I have called that one for me. For Stan, yes, but not for me," Federer admitted.
It is an intriguing matchup as the all-time great sizes up his long-term accomplice Wawrinka Wholesale NHL Jerseys , with much on the line.
The statistics point to a Federer victory, -after 18 wins to just three in their career meetings and 5-1 in Grand Slam encounters.
But Wawrinka has developed into a great player on his own right under the coaching of Swede Magnus Norman, with three major victories in the last three years including a 2014 breakthrough triumph in Australia.
"He's become such a good player, I super-respect that the guy is able to transform his game in his footwork, in his mind Wholesale Jerseys From China , also in his game plan," Federer said. "He's always been a believer that he can do it."
Wawrinka, for so long in the shadow of Federer's stellar career, remains -respectful but there is a self-belief that makes him a formidable opponent in Thursday's showdown.
"I'm more confident with myself. When I step on the court it doesn't matter who I play. I know what I have to do if I want to win," Wawrinka said.
"Against Roger it's always special ... He's the best player of all time. He has an answer for everything. But I managed to beat him in a Grand Slam."
Wawrinka got one over Federer on clay in the quarterfinals of the 2015 French Open Wholesale Jerseys China , although he was well beaten in their last Grand Slam meeting in the semifinals of the 2015 US Open.
"Last time I got killed in US Open. He was playing way better than me," he said. "He's playing so well since the beginning of the tournament ... Hopefully I can manage to play a great match."
In the recent dominance of Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, Federer's hopes of adding to his record 17 Grand Slams appeared forlorn, given his advancing years.
Federer is looking to become the second oldest man in the Open era after Ken Rosewall (at 37) to win a Grand Slam title.
The Swiss legend won his last Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2012 and made his last major final at the 2015 US Open.
But Murray and Djokovic are no longer in Melbourne after stunning early round exits, boosting Federer's initially remote -chances. It is a fascinating sub-plot that his close friend Wawrinka may yet have the final say.
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The development in the high-end manufacturing industry and the consumption boom will drive demand for logistics services, according to a report released by the Center for Forecasting Science under the Chinese Academy of Sciences Thursday.
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DAMASCUS, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish army is beefing upmilitary presence amid high-security alert near the Syrian borderTuesday evening, just as Ankara is bracing to attack a Kurdish-heldregion in northern Syria, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported.
Reinforcements of the Turkish forces kept arriving at a Turkishborder region near the Kurdish-held Afrin region in the northernprovince of Aleppo, said the report.
It added that high-security alert was noticed on the Turkishside of the border near the Kurdish-controlled Ayn al-Arab Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys , orKobane, in another part of the northern countryside of Aleppo.
The military tension comes hours after Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan said the military campaign against the Kurdishforces in Afrin will be supported by Turkey-backed Syrian rebels,according to the report.
The Turkish president also vowed to eliminate a 30,000-strongsecurity forces which are being currently formed by the UnitedStates in Kurdish-held areas in northeastern Syria.
Erdogan branded the new U.S.-backed army as a ""terrorist army,""the latest escalation of tension with Washington over the thornyKurdish issue in Syria.
Erdogan's government has for long opposed the growing influenceof the Kurds in northern Syria Cheap New NHL Jerseys , fearing any separatist sentimentcould inspire Turkey's 14 million Kurds.
The Turkish leader also vowed to eliminate the Kurdish threat innorthern Syria through an anticipated military campaign inAfrin.
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