Top seed Roger Federer overcame a shaky start to see off Nikolay Davydenko and reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
From a set and 3-1 down, the world number one took an incredible 13 games in a row and won 2-6 6-3 6-0 7-5.
From being so dominant in the opening set, Davydenko suddenly found himself on the ropes as Federer broke him three times in the third set to win 11 successive games.
Federer's 23rd consecutive Grand Slam semi-final will be against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who beat Novak Djokovic 7-6 (8-6) 6-7 (5-7) 1-6 6-3 6-1.
It was a repeat of the 2008 final but having lost that in four sets, 24-year-old Tsonga gained revenge with an absorbing - albeit error-strewn - victory against the third seed in a match lasting almost four hours.
Djokovic, also retired from his quarter-final against Andy Roddick last year, had nothing left and Tsonga cleaned up the remaining points to take him into a semi-final showdown with top seed Federer.
After not playing a five-set match in his career, Tsonga has now played two in two after his last round match against Nicolas Almagro went the distance - with the Frenchman prevailing 9-7 in the last.
"I was in good shape," said the Frenchman. "Maybe a little bit better than him.
"I saw he was not very good, but sometimes, you know, he do that and he win..."
Looking ahead to Friday's showdown with Federer, the 10th seed said: "It's going to be tough because he's the best player ever."
Federer, meanwhile, said: "I'm just happy to be through."
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