tendance
Roger Federer wins tough quarter-final beating tennis
and grunts and grins the 100th ranked player lost in
a drawn-out Australian Open match that saw
Federer at the brink of defeat several times
dot Melbourne Australia
what ranked?
Roger Federer record of 20 Grand Slam titles could
be equaled by Rafael Nadal at this Australian
but Federer own run here nearly ended before that
could happen at hands of a player considerably further
down the pantheon of greats tennis and grin a Tennessee
and ranked 100th had seven match points in the fourth
set of his quarterfinal match against third-
seeded Federer on Tuesday afternoon but
Federer staved off each one ultimately
hanging on for a 6 to 3 2 to 6 2 to 6 7 to 6 8 6
to 3 victories in Rod Laver Arena you’ve got to
get lucky sometimes
I tell you that Federer said his on-court interview
sand grain made unforced errors on five of the
seven-match points including two prolonged
the exchanges that ended on the 19th shot
of a rally dot it
was the second nail-biting escape of Federer as
the tournament in the third round on Friday
Federer trailed 47th ranked John Melman 8 to 4
in a fifth set first the 10th tiebreaker before
reeling off six straight points to eke out a four
to six-seven two six two four four to six-seven
to six-ten to eight victories and green 28
had never before faced Federer but showed
his readiness for the match by earning a
breakpoint in the first game
and then saving five in his own first
two service games Federer won the
opening set
but Sant Gruen won nine of the next 11
games to pull ahead in the match
back to match
Federer began to unravel midway through the
third set he became incensed after receiving
a code violation
lead in the set Federer called for the
the physiotherapist then took an off-court
medical timeout for several minutes for
treatment for a groin injury I believe in
miracles
Federer said as to why he didn’t stop a match
there could be rain there could stuff it briefly
seemed as if that the stuff had taken the form
of a bull girl who ran at high speed into
the sand groom’s leg during a changeover
midway through the fourth set tiebreaker
darts
and grant said the collision stung but did not affect
him during points he won the next 3, three points
to give himself a 6 to 3 lead and a look at her
fourth fifth and sixth match point
but Federer saved all three a Samba sand grant
said he had tried to strike the balance between
being aggressive and being tactically smart on
his match points after he pulled trigger a
little early on his the first opportunity, I wanted
to play out the point
and see if he would give me look give me
something to play with sand
Grande said I guess I only had
one on my server I was doing that
and he was playing the points
fantastic as he stood on court in front
of a relieved crowd
