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[caption id="attachment_35216" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Federer beats Wawrinka in the semi-finals of Australian Open. Image Source: Australian Open[/caption] Internet Desk: The final fantasy of tennis fans between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is very close to happening at the Australian Open. This Thursday, the Swiss beat his compatriot Stan Wawrinka and advanced to the tournament's final for the sixth time in his career. The Spaniard will need to overcome Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Friday to re-issue a Grand Slam final that has not taken place since 2011 at Roland Garros. In the duel with Wawrinka, what was 3 hours and 5 minutes in length, Federer made 3 sets to 2, with a split of 7/5, 6/3, 1/6, 4/6 and 6/3. The victory makes Federer return to a final after just over a year. The last one was at ATP 250 Brisbane in January last year, when he finished as the runner-up. At the Australian Open, he did not reach the final since 2010, when he was the champion after beating Andy Murray. In 2016, he was eliminated in the semi-final. In total, he will now play the 28th Grand Slams finals, with 17 titles won, which is an absolute record. His last final had been at the United States Open in 2015, when he was defeated. "I feel like things have happened so fast, I feel incredible, and even in my wildest dreams I could not imagine going that far," said the Swiss who had been suspended for six months because of a knee injury. The triumph of Thursday in Melbourne was the 19th of Federer on the compatriot in 22 duels since disputed since 2005. In spite of the loss, Wawrinka will gain a position and will go to the third place in the world ranking to be released on Monday.