Federer downs Blake, advances to semis (AP) Top-ranked Roger Federer overcome a pesky challenge from No. 12 James Blake 7-5, 7-6 (5), 6-4 Wednesday to reach the Australian Open semifinals. The victory kept alive Federer's drive to win here for the third consecutive year and pull within one of Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles. "It's great to be on top of the game for so long and be compared to the greats like Rod Laver and... Publish Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:15:27 PST Read more...