Melbourne, Australia- Stan Wawrinka put an end to Novak Djokovics three-year reign at the Australian Open on Tuesday. [url=http

Melbourne, Australia- Stan Wawrinka put an end to Novak Djokovics three-year reign at the Australian Open on Tuesday. Cheap Sports Jerseys . There will be no Down Under four-peat for Djokovic, as the eighth-seeded Swiss slugger Wawrinka outlasted the second seed 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7 at Melbourne Parks Rod Laver Arena in yet another five-set thriller in their burgeoning rivalry. The intense affair was tied at 5-5 in the fifth set when a rain shower started to fall, forcing a brief stoppage. When the players returned to the court, with Wawrinka serving at 40-15 in the 11th game of the stanza, the sturdy Swiss swatted his 17th ace to grab a 6-5 edge. Five games later, the former world No. 1 Djokovic was serving to stay in the match, but his Swiss counterpart recorded the biggest break of the fortnight on the mens side when Djokovic misfired wide with one final forehand, sending Wawrinka into his first-ever Aussie Open semi and second career major final four. He also appeared in last years U.S. Open semis, only to lose to Djokovic. Tuesdays big-hitting bout was completed in four hours, including a 79-minute, 16-game final set. Wawrinka broke Djokovic five times, while the Serb settled for four breaks in the tough setback. Djokovic actually won eight more points than Wawrinka (161-153), but one more break of serve was the difference on Day 9. "I tried everything. Hes an amazing champion. He never gives up. Im really, really, really, really, really, really happy," Wawrinka said. The 28-year-old Wawrinka had dropped his last 14 matches against the 26-year- old Djokovic, who is now 15-3 lifetime against the Swiss. Wawrinka hadnt beaten him since 2006. Djokovic outlasted Wawrinka in a five-set epic in the fourth round in Melbourne a year ago and also topped the Swiss in a brilliant five-set U.S. Open semi in September. "He deserved this win today. I congratulate him," Djokovic said. "There is nothing I can say. I gave it my best. I gave it all. I tried to fight until the last point, as I did in a very similar match we did last year in the fourth round, same court, but it wasnt to be this time." The six-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic had won his last 25 matches at the Aussie Open, where hed captured three straight and four of the last six championships. The super Serb had also appeared in 14 straight major semifinals before this week, the second-longest streak in history behind only Roger Federer record mark of 23. Djokovics loss on Tuesday marked his first since falling to Rafael Nadal in Septembers U.S. Open final (28-1). He had also won his last 13 matches overall against fellow top-10 players. Djokovic was trying to become the first man in the Open Era to win four straight Aussie crowns. Wawrinka, who had been 2-28 against top-two players, including 0-6 at Grand Slam events, joins Federer as the only Swiss men to reach multiple Grand Slam semifinals. His semifinal opponent on Thursday will be seventh-seeded former Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych, who upset third seed David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Berdych, like Wawrinka, will now appear in his first-ever Aussie semi. The "Big Four" of Nadal, Djokovic, Murray and Federer have combined to win 34 of the last 35 Grand Slam events. The 13-time major champion Nadal was the Aussie champ in 2009 and runner-up to Djokovic in 2012; Murray is a three-time runner-up, including last year against Djokovic; and the 17-time Grand Slam king Federer owns four Aussie titles and was the 2009 runner-up here to Nadal. Authentic Sports Jerseys . -- Derek Jeter says the New York Yankees have no choice but to move forward now that Alex Rodriguez has accepted his suspension for the 2014 season. Fake Sports Jerseys . The 30-year-old Moore played in 13 games for the Saints last season, catching 37 balls for 457 yards and two touchdowns. https://www.discountsportsjerseyscheap.com/ . Linemates Ryan Johansen and Boone Jenner each had a goal and an assist in the first period, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 36 saves to lead the Blue Jackets past the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Saturday night.(SportsNetwork.com) - The New York Islanders hope to extend their current winning streak on Saturday night as they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning for the final time this regular season. The Islanders pushed their winning streak to three in a row with last nights 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Jaroslav Halak made 17 saves and Anders Lee netted the winning goal midway through the second period. Brock Nelson added his team-leading 14th goal of the season and also had an assist for New York, which had lost three in a row prior to this winning streak. Fridays solid defensive showing came on the same day that blueliners Travis Hamonic and Johnny Boychuk were activated off injured reserve. Hamonic had missed six straight games and Boychuk nine in a row with upper-body injuries. Were fortunate in certain ways, Isles head coach Jack Capuano said. Some teams we struggle with. Obviously, theyre a good hockey club. Not saying that we have their number, but any time you play them, you know that you have to be at your best and have guys step up to the occasion. The Lightning are closing out a five-game road trip and they fell to 1-2-1 on the swing with Fridays shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils. Patrik Elias netted the loone shootout tally as the Devils recorded a 3-2 win. Sports Jerseys. Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov supplied goals for the Lightning, who have dropped five of their last seven. Evgeni Nabokov made 16 saves and Ryan Callahan had a pair of assists. We earned it, Callahan said of the point for playing beyond regulation. Shootouts are a crap shoot, but theyre very important points. Tampa Bay was without talented forward Tyler Johnson, who had a sting of 115 consecutive games played halted due to the flu. He is second to only Stamkos on the Lightning with 33 points. With No. 1 netminder Ben Bishop out with a lower-body injury, former 2012 first-round pick Andrei Vasilevskiy could start for the Lightning tonight. He won his NHL debut on Tuesday at Philadelphia, stopping 23-of-24 shots faced. Halak, meanwhile, is 3-2-0 in five meetings with the Lightning, posting a 2.64 goals against average and .899 save percentage. Backup Chad Johnson lost the only time he faced the Bolts, yielding five goals on 28 shots. These two clubs have split the first two of three meetings this season, with each team earning a win at home. The Islanders 5-2 triumph on Nov. 18 was their sixth in the past seven at home versus the Bolts. ' ' '