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By the time Roger Federer stood to face the crowd after his frenzied four hour 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (8) victory over John Millman, he looked frazzled. His face was flushed, his hair was a mess and as he was beckoned to speak to the adoring crowd about his brush with defeat, he stumbled over his words.
“Oh God, that was tough,” he said. “Thank God it’s a super tiebreaker otherwise I would have lost this one. Ah. Where to start? I think John played a great match. He might as well have been here as well doing the interview.”
Written by Tumaini Carayol
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/24/federer-fights-off-millman-in-five-set-australian-open-thriller under the title “Federer fights off Millman in five-set Australian Open thriller”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
