Four hours, a crazy game in five sets and a great tie-break. This is what Roger Federer had to endure to get rid of John Millman (4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 [10-8] and reach the knockout stages of the Open d 'Australia. Not very inspired and hooked by the astonishing Australian, the Swiss was even close to elimination when he was broken at the start of the fifth round then in the super tie-break, where the Australian is Two points behind the win. Luckily for him (and Mirka, suffering from the podium), friend John liquefied when he finished.
ROGER'S DONE IT !!
It's 100 #AusOpen match wins for @rogerfederer as he survives a HUGE challenge to defeat John Millman 4-6 7-6 6-4 4-6 7-6! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/m3sJV9lLXP
Federer, never able to easily conclude this match, risks feeling weighed down by these four hours of play in the coming days. In the next round, he will face the Hungarian Fucsovic. Opponent largely within reach. Finally, that's also what we said about Millman.
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