Federer saves seven match points to reach semis

Roger Federer (right) shakes hands with Tennys Sandgren after their thrilling match. Photo: Reuters
Roger Federer (right) shakes hands with Tennys Sandgren after their thrilling match. Photo: Reuters
Roger Federer saved seven match points on his way to an enthralling 6-3 2-6 2-6 7-6(8) 6-3 comeback victory over American and world number 100 Tennys Sandgren to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

Federer won the first set but Sandgren rallied to bag the next two against the error-prone Swiss, who received a code violation warning for obscene language and took a lengthy medical timeout during the third set on Tuesday.

The 38-year-old's movement seemed restricted but the 20-times Grand Slam winner and six-time champion at Melbourne Park carried on.

He saved seven match points in the fourth set before winning the tiebreaker to force a decider.

Federer, who got involved in a lengthy argument with Serbian chair umpire Marijana Veljovic during an ill-tempered third set, converted his first match point and  will meet either Milos Raonic or Novak Djokovic for a place in Sunday's final.

 

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