Despite all sorts of signs he was not quite himself for much of the match, Federer beat the biceps-bearing, hard-hitting, court-covering Sandgren 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-3 on Tuesday in a rollicking quarterfinal.
After seeming sluggish while dropping the opener, Federer quickly righted himself and pushed through the next three sets without a hitch, reaching the 57th Grand Slam quarterfinal of his career
Ash Barty was on and off the court quickly in her third-round match, a straight-sets win that left her most of the rest of the day to do whatever she pleased. If she chose to watch any tennis on TV, it would have been interesting viewing.
Roger Federer survived against Australia's John Millman 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 in the third round of Australian Open 2020 on Friday.
Roger Federer will play John Millman while Novak Djokovic will take on Yoshihito Nishioka. Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will also be in action on Day 5 of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer defeated Filip Krajinovic 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 while Novak Djokovic got the better of wild-card entry Tatsuma Ito 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of Australian Open.
Roger Federer plays his second-round match at Melbourne Park and, according to his line of thinking, the first few matches he plays in a Grand Slam tournament are as important as the ones at the pointy end.
Roger Federer defeated Steve Johnson 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 while defending champion Novak Djokovic went past Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 in the first round of Australian Open.
Entering the Australian Open, scheduled to begin Monday in Melbourne (Sunday EST), Federer leads the list with 20 majors, followed by Nadal with 19, then Djokovic with 16.
The 38-year-old Williams had lost her previous five finals, including four at Slams -- at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2018 and 2019.
Federer and Nadal both said they marched themselves down to the tournament referee's office to understand what was going on when local news reports were saying people should stay indoors, yet qualifying rounds were taking place
With the start of a new decade, will the story remain the same or will 2020 witness a new grand slam winner at Melbourne Park?
Roger Federer could square off against Novak Djokovic in the semifinal of the 2020 Australian Open.
Swiss tennis star Roger Federer said that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will surpass his record for most Grand Slams in future.
Canadian tennis player Brayden Schnur said that the duo should protest against the unplayable conditions in the ongoing Australian Open due to the bushfire smoke.
Tennis Australia said the night helped raise nearly 5 million Australian dollars ($3.5 million) for the victims of recent and ongoing fires in Australia.
Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal will feature in an exhibition match on January 15 to raise funds for the relief work.
The only twist in the tale that 2019 served was the rise of the Next Gen power in the form of Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic once again dominated the world of tennis with Andy Murray breaking it for a brief while in 2016.
Roger Federer will take on Alexander Zverev and the match will be played on March 24 at Movistar Arena in Colombian capital Bogota.
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