With the crowd making clear their desperation for the Swiss to avoid a humiliating defeat, however, Federer managed to find another gear to his serve, charged the net more frequently and snatched the third set.
Williams's 20-minute first set against Radwanska was as short as Djokovic's start against Federer and only slightly less impressive because of the Pole's lack of grand slam pedigree.
"There was just no mistake," said fourth seed Radwanska. "Unbelievable serve. Everything, she was going for it. Yeah, I couldn't do much. Not at all, actually. "I don't think anyone can really play on that kind of level at all."
Radwanska made the second set more of a contest but she had neither the power nor the skill to prevent the world number one marching on to her 26th grand slam final. "I've always said that when I'm playing at my best, it's difficult to beat me," said 34-year-old Williams, who has won all six of her previous finals at Melbourne Park. Kerber stands between Williams and a 22nd grand slam singles title, which would allow the American to match the record of the German's compatriot, childhood hero and mentor Steffi Graf.
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