Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of the first of the men's semi-finals between world number two Rafael Nadal and world number three Roger Federer
R. Federer vs R. Nadal | Australian Open
Men's Singles | Semi-final | 26.01.2012 | Melbourne
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Updated 26/01/2012 at 12:38 GMT
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These two have faced each other an incredible 26 times with Nadal leading by an even more incredible 17 wins to nine. Nine of the last 11 meetings between these last two players have ended in a win for Rafa, although Federer won their most recent meeting at the ATP World Tour Finals at the end of last year