Houdini Roger Federer saves 7 match points before beating Sandgren. Djokovic next. H2H, prediction

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE RESULTS. Federer prevails over Sandgren to compete against Novak Djokovic in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Roger Federer gets by Tennys Sandgren 6-3 2-6 2-6 7-68 6-3 in the quarter in Melbourne on Tuesday. Federer will face Novak Djokovic in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Federer conquered in the 6th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

Federer lost a big opportunity to break Tennys in the 4th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

2nd set.

Sandgren started the set in the best possible way after breaking Federer in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Tennys improved his lead after breaking the Swiss in the 8th (6-2) game before conquering the set.

3rd set.

Sandgren conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Federer in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The American reinforced his lead after breaking Federer in the 8th (6-2) game before conquering the set.

4th set.

Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Finally, the Swiss won the breaker at 8.

5th set.

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Roger conquered in the 6th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

Statistics

Roger won this contest even if he conquered less points than Tennys (160 vs. 161).

The Swiss won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points because he converted only 15% (2/13). On the other side, Tennys was battling in converting his own break points (only 29% – 4/14). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Federer and Sandgren is 1-0 for Roger.

Highlights Roger Federer vs. Tennys Sandgren Australian Open – Melbourne

Federer’s Interview

The world no.3 confirmed that he was struggling with his groin and that was the reason of his not brilliant movements. Here he press conference.

Next Match H2H: Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic – stats

Federer will square off with Djokovic in the semifinal.

This will be the 50th time that Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 26-23 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats),but they are 13-13 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Djokovic won 7-65 1-6 7-64 4-6 13-123 in the final in London back in 2019.

The prediction is Djokovic in 3 given Roger’s precarious conditions

Roger Federer in Melbourne

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Tennis Scores at the Australian Open

  • Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Milos RaonicRaonic (6-4 6-3 7-61) – See score progression
  • Roger FedererFederer – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (6-3 2-6 2-6 7-68 6-3) – See score progression
  • Alexander Bublik/Mikhail KukushkinBublik/Mikhail Kukushkin – James Duckworth/Marc PolmansDuckworth/Marc Polmans (7-66 7-5) – See score progression

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