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The International Tennis Federation has fined Roger Federer with $ 3,000, about 2,730 euros, after being warned in his quarterfinal match of the Australian Open against American Tennys Sandgren, for an "audible obscenity."

Croatian chair judge Marijana Veljovic warned the Swiss on Tuesday in the third set of that match when the American dominated 3-6, 6-2 and 2-0. "Code violation, audible obscenity, Mr. Federer," said the chair judge, to which Federer replied: "What did I say?" "I can't repeat that, but she (the line judge) has heard it clearly," the referee added. Then, Federer sealed his pass to the semifinals after saving seven match balls, 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8) and 6-3.

It is the second time in his career that Federer receives a penalty in a Grand Slam. In the final of the 2009 US Open, against the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro of 2009, that of Basel was fined $ 1,500 for blaspheming in that meeting during an argument with the chair judge. The Swiss lost in that final, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4) and 6-2.

Relaxation and physiotherapy

On the other hand, Severin Luthi , Federer's coach, reported that the Swiss did not train on Wednesday to prepare the semifinal that will face Novak Djokovic on Thursday (9.30 am in Spain) to relax and do physical therapy. "Roger did not train today as planned. The goal was in relaxation and physiotherapy . I hope he feels better tomorrow (on Thursday)," said Luthi, who shares the technical direction of the Basel player with the Croatian Ivo Ljubicic, to Swiss media in Melbourne.

Luthi did not want to specify how Roger is physically after overcoming the American Tennis Sandren, after an exhausting encounter in which he was injured in the groin in the second set. On Wednesday's day, and always according to Luthi, Roger would have been treated by physiotherapist Daniel Troxler to "recover him from the tensions and pressures of the five games in which he had spent more than 12 hours on the court . "

Among the records that Federer has is that he has never retired in a tennis match in which he has jumped to the court. Yes, he has unsubscribed from some before starting a match , such as in Paris Bercy 2008 against James Blake in the quarterfinals, against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinals of Doha 2012, and the most recent, in the quarterfinals of Rome last year , or the final of the 2014 London ATP Finals when a back problem prevented him from facing Djokovic, his rival on Thursday, with which he maintains an unfavorable balance of 26-23.

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