Novak Djokovic booked his spot in the Australian Open final with a clinical straight sets win over Russian Aslan Karatsev.
The world No. 1 rolled through the qualifier in less than two hours 6-3 6-4 6-2 and at times appeared to do it without needing to get out of second gear.
Djokovic was only tested at the end of the second set, but came up with the clutch serves when he needed them as he struggled to serve it out.
The Serbian now has two days to rest before Sunday night's final against either Daniil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Djokovic's fitness has been one of the biggest question marks of the entire tournament after he appeared to suffer an abdominals injury during his five-set struggle with Taylor Fritz.
The 33-year-old has refused to discuss the exact nature of the injury and his movement appeared troubled in the matches that followed.
However, he said in his on-court interview that he is already recovering from the injury, speculated to be a muscle strain.
"This is the best I've felt all tournament," he said.
"I Felt great. I could swing through the ball, no pain.
"Just best match so far. It came at the right time. I'm thrilled."
