Day Eleven: Djokovic through to the final

World No.1 Novak Djokovic has reached the final of the Australian Open after a straight sets win over David Ferrer.

Djokovic thrashed the Spaniard in one hour and 29 minutes, winning 62 6-2 6-1 at the Rod Laver Arena.

"I played incredible tennis," he said. "I felt very confident and comfortable from the start. It was definitely one of the best performances I ever had in my career."

Djokovic will play either Andy Murray or Roger Federer in Sunday's final after their semi-final match is played tomorrow.

The Serb, 25, has become the man to beat at Melbourne Park in recent years and, after a quiet start, he made his move in game five.

A forehand ripped down the line and a volley into a gaping space he had created brought him break point, and a Ferrer error handed it over.

The top seed moved 5-2 clear thanks to some typically athletic defence and a deep return, and closed out the set after 29 minutes.

Things got no better for Ferrer in the second and within 20 minutes he was again down a double-break, this time throwing in a double-fault to fall 4-1 behind.

Ferrer, 30, was as game as ever, muscling the ball back but without being able to hurt the world number one, who broke for the fifth time at the start of the third set.

Ferrer trooped back to his chair disconsolately, and moments later a rare winner for the Spaniard drew a huge cheer from 15,000 spectators craving a contest.

They had to settle instead for a champion in full flow, Djokovic breaking yet again - this time to love - with a couple of screaming winners for 3-0.

The beaten Ferrer admitted of the demolition job: "He play very, very good. I didn't have any chance to win tonight. All can I say is Novak was better in every moment than me."

Djokovic added: "It can only do positive things to my confidence. Definitely at this stage of a tournament, playing semi-finals against the world number four, somebody that I have respect for, great competitor, and being able to perform as well as I did, it's incredible.

"I have a great feeling about myself on the court at this moment. Now I have two days off before the finals which gives me enough time to get ready, you know, and recover."