Roger Federer Doesn’t Play Tennis ‘Just to Protect That Record.’ But Another Grand Slam Couldn’t Hurt

Jan 25, 2020, 11:35 AM

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Australian John Millman, facing Roger Federer in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday evening down under, was leading 8-4 in a fifth-set tiebreaker, just two points away from pulling off the upset. But Millman's end came soon enough, in a typical Federer flurry. A backhand winner, via Federer's magic wand of a tennis racquet. Millman committed unforced errors, as Federer refused to relinquish the point. A Federer drop shot.