Marat Safin pulled off a stunning upset over world number one Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final in Melbourne on Thursday.

　　The odds-on favorite Swiss had his hopes of a third consecutive grand slam title dashed as Russian fourth seed Safin twice fought back from a set down to win 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 9-7.

　　Safin will now play either second seed Andy Roddick or Australian hope Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday’s final.

　　"To come back and still fight to win, it’s a little bit difficult because psychologically you’re upset that you’ve already had your chances," Safin said.

　　"For some reason I found the power to fight and tried to wait for my opportunities and eventually they came, even though it took me five, six, seven match points ... It’s enough match points.

　　Following is the match statistics from Marat Safin’s 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6, 9-7 win over Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Thursday: