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Roger Federer has had many improbable victories in his career, and a smattering of unusual defeats, but his passage into the semi-finals of the 2020 Australian Open after three-and-half hours of undiluted drama against Tennys Sandgren was in another dimension.
He won 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-3 to put the world No 100 away on a warm, sticky afternoon on Rod Laver Arena – but those are the bare bones of the story.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at Melbourne Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/28/roger-federer-performs-great-escape-in-five-set-thriller-against-tennys-sandgren under the title “Roger Federer saves seven match points in great escape against Sandgren”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
