Johansson battles Hewitt in a family affair

Johansson has been dating Jaslyn Hewitt for four years and will face her brother, former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, in the semi-finals.

Hard-serving Swede Joachim Johansson has transformed his surprising run to his first Grand Slam semi-final into a US Open family affair.

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Johansson has been dating Jaslyn Hewitt for four years and will face his girlfriend's older brother, former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, in the semi-finals of the 17.8 million dollar event here on Saturday.

Hewitt is on an incredible run of his own and has not dropped a set in the tournament. He crushed Germany's Tommy Haas in the semi-finals, extending his winning streak to 15 matches.

So when asked who Jaslyn would be cheering for in the semis, Johansson quipped, "She can pick the boyfriend, but she can't pick the brother so she's going to cheer for me for sure."

In the other semi-final, world number one Roger Federer faces Britain's Tim Henman, who has won six of their eight previous meetings.