Roger Federer, 3rd world, qualified Wednesday for the 3rd round of the Australian Open by dismissing 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 the Serbian Filip Krajinovic (41st), weakened by a pain in the right elbow . Federer, who was playing his second game of the season, was only slightly threatened in the second set when he lost his throw-in. But he quickly broke down and finished the game without a hitch.
Surely not 😳
Remarkable from @rogerfederer 🙌 # AusOpenpic.twitter.com / 54RCrSYfHh
The memory of the heat of 2018
The weather conditions on Monday meant that if Federer could have played under the roof of the Rod Laver Arena, Krajinovic had to play his first round on Tuesday and it took him almost four hours to qualify in 5 sets before playing again in stride without a day of rest. "I thought about it a bit (at the end of the match), it's true and I thought it was not fair," admitted Federer, not affected by this kind of agenda problem.
In a rematch of the 4R at the 2018 #USOpen, @rogerfederer will meet Aussie @johnhmillman in the third round at # AO2020.
Here's what the World No.3 had to say 🔊 # AusOpen pic.twitter.com/gUjMvKU1cB
In the next round, he will find Australian John Millman (47th), who beat him in 8th at the US Open in 2018 in a match played in very humid heat. “I almost passed out that day because it was so hot in New York!” Recalled Federer at John Mc Enroe's microphone. "But hey, he is from Queensland, the heat does not scare him," joked the Swiss, who often trains with the impetrant. It cannot be said that he was not warned of the danger.
- Sport