( CNN ) -- Defending champion Roger Federer secured his place in the Australian Open semifinals on Tuesday after a straight-sets dismissal of Stanislas Wawrinka . Federer , 29 , moved into the final four at Melbourne Park for an eighth consecutive year thanks to a 6-1 6-3 6-3 triumph over his Swiss compatriot . Sixteen-time grand slam winner Federer took control of the match early after he broke 19th seed Wawrinka in his first service game , before the second seed wrapped up victory in one hour and 47 minutes . `` I think it was a good match for me really , '' Federer told the ATP Tour 's website . `` I started off well . Was able to serve and return really well . What are your top ten Australian Open moments ? `` I expected him to even serve bigger today because the ball travels faster through the air . For some reason I was able to return him well . '' The sights of magic Melbourne . The clash at the Rod Laver Arena -- which saw the gold medal winning doubles team from the 2008 Beijing Olympics go head-to-head -- was the first time two Swiss men had met in the quarterfinals of a major tournament . Wawrinka , the Chennai Open champion , admitted that Federer , who recently won the Qatar Open , was the better man on the day . `` For sure I 'm disappointed to lose , '' Wawrinka said . `` But I think he was just playing too good . For sure , you look at the match from outside you do n't see how good he was playing . `` But he was always giving me some answer , and he was just being really too good for me . '' Federer 's opponent in his semifinal will be third seed Novak Djokovic , who fired past Czech Tomas Berdych 6-1 7-6 ( 7-5 ) 6-1 . Serbia 's Djokovic , a champion in Melbourne in 2008 , had the upper hand in the opening exchanges as he wrapped up the first set in 38 minutes . Sixth seed Berdych rallied in the second set and took it to a tie-break , only to see his forehand shot clip the net and bounce out of bounds with the score level at 5-5 . Djokovic , 23 , won the tie-break and consequently the match to set up a rematch of the 2010 U.S. Open semifinal against Federer in the last four . `` I was trying to change the pace and put him out of his comfort zone , '' Djokovic , who beat Federer in the Flushing Meadows semifinal , told Australian broadcaster Seven Sport . `` I needed to put variety into the game . Second set I was lucky to win the tie-break . I had problems with the ( contact ) lens ( during the second set ) , it sometimes gets dry but it all got solved . ''
Roger Federer is into the Australian Open semifinals after he beat Stanislas Wawrinka . The second seed is into his eighth consecutive semifinal at Melbourne Park . Novak Djokovic defeated sixth seed Tomas Berdych in straight-sets . The Serb will now face Federer in a rematch of the 2010 U.S. Open semifinal clash .