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Dream Semi: Roger – Rafa, Thursday at 3:30 a.m. ET

Posted by Editor • January 24, 2012 • Printer-friendly

Sports fans have gotten their wish Down Under – No. 3 Roger Federer will face arch rival No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the men’s semifinal of the Australian Open presented by Franklin Templeton Investments on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 3:30 a.m. ET (very late Wednesday night).  Federer counts four Aussie Open titles among his record 16 Major championships; Nadal has 10 Major victories and won the event in 2009.  The remaining ESPN2 schedule:

Date Time (ET) Event
Tue, Jan 24 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Quarterfinals
No. 4 Sharapova vs Makarova
No. 4 Murray vs No. 24 Nishikori		 LIVE
  3:30 – 6 a.m. Quarterfinals
No. 1 Djokovic vs No. 5 Ferrer		 LIVE
Wed, Jan 25 Noon – 3 p.m. Quarterfinals Same-day
  9:30 p.m. – 2 a.m. Women’s Semifinals LIVE
  3:30 – 6 a.m. Men’s Semifinal #1
No. 2 Nadal vs No. 3 Federer		 LIVE
Thurs, Jan 26 Noon – 3 p.m. Men’s Semifinal #1 reair
  3:30 – 6 a.m. Men’s Semifinal #2 LIVE
Fri, Jan 27 Noon – 3 p.m. Men’s Semifinal #2 reair
  3 – 5:30 a.m. Women’s Final LIVE
Sat, Jan. 28 9 – 11 a.m. Women’s Final reair
  10 p.m. – MID Women’s Final reair
  3 – 6:30 a.m. Men’s Final LIVE
Sun, Jan 29 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Men’s Final reair
  9 p.m.–MID Men’s Final reair

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