The meeting lasted 2 hours 11 minutes and ended with a score of 4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2, 6: 2 in favor of the third racket of the world.

In the quarterfinals of the tournament, 38-year-old Federer will play with American Tennis Sandgren, who defeated Italian Fabio Fognini.

Federer is a six-time Australian Open winner.

Earlier, the first racket of the world Ashley Barty reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.