Chilean Fernando Gonzalez continued his rich vein of form to demolish German Tommy Haas 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 on Friday and reach the Australian Open final.
The 10th seed produced another sublime performance against 12th seed Haas to advance to his first grand slam final in which he will play world number one Roger Federer on Sunday.
Gonzalezwon the first 11 points of the match and clinched victory in 91 minutes with a brilliant crosscourt backhand as Australia Day fireworks erupted over Rod Laver Arena.
"Today was really good," Gonzalez said in a courtside interview. "The last three or four matches I have been playing really great tennis. I am really enjoying it."
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Photographs: Getty Images
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