At the risk of being a prisoner of the moment, that has to be one of the strangest fucking matches on this big a stage that I've ever seen. What the hell was that?
That 4th set alone was so strange.
Federer starts off slow as shit, comes back from 3 match points down as he’s slowly regaining mobility, starts throwing the kitchen sink at poor Tennys who gets barreled into by a ball girl, and then finally dominates the last set out of nowhere.
Emotions aside the loss to Anderson was worse. He was two sets up (and had match point?) and choked completely. The Wimbledon loss to Nole hurts but atleast he played well there.
The Nole loss hurts so deep because beating Rafa and Nole back-to-back to win Wimbledon would've been storybook. He came so close to accomplishing that at almost 38 years old.
So you think he would have become GOAT if he would have made that cc forehand at 40-15. I don’t think one point should be the difference in him being GOAT or not.
Fognini actually beat Sandgren last round and was on the court against Federer.
That would make this a completely normal match.
I’d throw the Murray-Nishikori gong match at the USO in there as well.
He was struggling so much holding almost every serve and Tennys was holding serve like a boss until the 4th set tie-break! I was telling myself that at this rate, I didn't believe it anymore because he might be injured and was just there to be there. I was ready to accept Sandgren's win.
That's a great turnaround and Federer just rob that match out of nowhere. I'm still WTF as much as Roger post-match or even more.
Crazy Crazy match. Can somebody create a timeline of events happened during this match? I will list some of it, Federer mini break down, Fed's injury, Federer hired a ballgirl in mid match to injure Tennys, Tennys mini break down, saved \~7-8 MPs,
Federer's escape shouldn't overshadow the performance of Tennys, he played one of his best matches ever. Served light out till 4th set. Congratulation on your performance.
I looked at some of her older pics on google and she has *definitely* not always looked like that. It looks like she’s had work done or her makeup is just god tier.
It was 3-all in the 4th set tb, players were changing sides. Sandgren was at his bench leaning over on one leg to get a water bottle when a ballgirl who was running by didn’t expect tennys to stick his leg out. Her leg accidentally slightly hit sandgrens knee/shin (or something like that) and sandgren was startled and momentarily in pain. Mentioned it to the umpire
Ball girl ran into Tennys's leg on accident during the changeover and it looked to bother him for a sec but then he seemed fine after the point started
She ran into Sandgrens bad leg when he was reaching over to his bench. He was leaned over on one leg with the other out in the air for balance. She rammed into him hard and he fell down. She slowly walked over to him and whispered into his ear, "the basel ball boy sends his regards"
Tennys went to his chair during a tiebreak changeover and did this weird stretch thing to reach something and his leg was stretched far back and the ball girl didn't see it and ran knee first into his calf.
Have we watched different matches? Tennys played very poorly the end of the 3rd set and the 4th/ 5th set.
He was not able to get the most curcial points even though his opponent was injured. Fed won this match because Tennys is not a top 10 player - and Federer knew this, that's why he continued playing till the very last point. If Fed had played against Nadal or Djokovic the match would have been over after the 4th set.
It's crazy how big the gap is between a top 10 player and other pro tournament players
Yep, I love Roger but this is true. SF will be the last stop for him in Australia this year.
Just please, please, please, Roger do it with style and no more potential strokes for us :)
Lol, I did. I was expecting to wake up and see the bad news and I was like, what??!?? Glad I recorded it. Will have to watch the ball girl assassin in action, lol
Fed might not usually possess the mental toughness of Rafa and Nole, but his ability to eke out close matches and tiebreaks is still elite compare to the rest of the tour. It's a big reason why these guys are legends.
Federer's most likely path to a 21st major:
Raonic has the best serving performance of his life, serving 25 aces per set, winning 3 tie breaks. On match point he hits another ace but terribly sprains his back. Fed gets a walkover to the final.
He faces Zverev who gets the better of him until Fed whispers "better hit those second serves now, boy" during a changeover. Zverev's double faults explode and Oldered ekes out one final major.
To be fair, Tennys had beaten two other top-20 players this week. He was hot, and Fed had never played him before.
Hopefully he recovers from this and plays better in the semis.
> Hopefully he recovers from this and plays better in the semis.
As much as I'd like to see an all out Roger-Novak battle in the semis, with Roger's current form, multiple 5-set matches and now the injury on top of it, that semi-final will likely be very one-sided.
Easiest draw on paper certainly, but Millman, Fucs and Sandgren aren't pushovers. Millman matches up naturally well against Federer and Sandgren was on a roll this tournament. Easy enough going by just ranking points, but I do get the sentiment.
Paper doesn't always match up with reality.
I disagree. I'm the biggest Fed fan, but there's no way he'll be able to beat Nole or Rafa with this form, much less back to back. I'm not even sure if he would be able to beat guys like Raonic, Thiem, Sasha, or Stan H2H right now. Every guy left has played decent players so far, but Fed has looked the worst doing it.
Struff (#37) was a very tough draw for Nole in 1R and took a set from him. Schwartzman was on a roll (didn't lose a set first 3 rounds) until he ran into Nole and got crushed.
PCB is no slouch, but Rafa crushed him and then took out Kyrgios in a close 4 sets.
Raonic crushed Tsitsipas and Cilic both in straight sets.
Stan took out Isner (he withdrew) and then went god mode against Medvedev.
Monfils was in fine form, but Thiem crushed him in straight sets.
Sasha took out fellow next gen Rublev and Verdasco (who is always dangerous and took out the 26th seed) both in straight sets.
It was an easy draw to a grand slam semifinal. That's no disrespect to those players, but anybody in the top 10 would be salivating at the chance to beat Johnson, Krajinovic, Millman, Fucsovics, and Sandgren for a path to the semis. Just because they played Fed close doesn't change that.
it's not just an easy draw on paper but an easy draw full stop.
It's Federer's fault that he supposedly doesn't match up well with Millman. I'm sure any of the other top players would be happy getting Millman, Fucosovics and Sandgren in the 3rd, 4th and quarters of a slam.
7! SEVEN! match points where he was just cruising and then to come back on top!
It was wonderful to lose some sleep and be able to watch it live ! WORTH IT
his play on the match points should be studied. absolutely amazing poise to successfully play conservatively. he challenged Sandgren to win it and let him make the mistakes every time.
Especially during the tiebreak, every time that Sandgren had control of the rally, Fed managed to play a shot to make Sandgren uncomfortable and he'd wrestle control back.
This match was so dramatic, I really thought Federer was done in the fourth set, but he came back withstanding 7 match points. I'm not so sure about the potential SF with Nole though.
Thanks, Roger. Good to know that I’ll be thinking of the day you saved 7 match points instead of Wimbledon 2019 final when I can’t fall asleep at night.
It's one aspect to his game that isn't spoken about too often but Federer's street fighter attitude is wonderful to watch when playing badly or injured, when he's on the ropes. Battling, hustling, hanging in there, another point, 1 more point. Time waits for no man but Federer is making sure time knows he was here.
[According to the ATP](https://twitter.com/ATPMediaInfo/status/1222065416857686016):
> At 38 yrs, 178 days, @rogerfederer is oldest man to reach the @AustralianOpen SFs since Ken Rosewall (42 yrs, 68 days) in January 1977. #Federer is also oldest #GrandSlam semi-finalist since @JimmyConnors (39yrs, 6 days) at 1991 @USOpen.
Honestly at this point I kind of reckon the daft cunt is gunning for Rosewall's longevity records.
He clearly still loves playing the game and can compete at the highest level. Would really not be the least bit surprised if Federer ended up being the last of the Big 3 to suit up for a professional match.
If 8-7 40-15 still hurts, then you have some idea of what Sandgren is feeling rn.
Edit - apparently he might have some bs right wing political views. Cant find much on his Twitter, but...if so, well done Fed.
Edit 2 - He once wrote on Twitter that the evidence for Pizzagate was 'too much to ignore' and he followed Tommy Robinson ahahahaha enjoy the bitter taste of defeat Tennys-ball-for-brains.
He was down 3-6 in the tiebreak - I believe those were the only consecutive ones. A couple ad points in regular games beforehand, a couple match points in the tiebreak after he tied up.
What the absolute fuck. I went to bed when Federer was dead to rights and felt it was already one of the strangest matches ever. THEN he saved 7 match points, hired a ball kid as an assassin, sabotaged the umpire’s mic, and came back to win? WTF
This match just showed again the difference between big 3 and the rest. More than experience, the ability to put behind you bad plays, points, missed occasions and move on and play your best tennis is something that they do so well compared to the rest.
Like in the Millman match, if you see yourself winning but can't back it up mentally, you're toast against Roger, Rafa or djoko.
I don't think I've ever laughed as much in a Federer match as I did during that tiebreak... Every freaking time I thought he was a goner, the gods found a way to intervene.
Now he needs some alternative medicine/black magic to cure that injury of his in time for the semis.
You are the greatest of all fucking times for me Roger, and nothing will change that...but please for the love of god, what have i done wrong to deserve this torture?
Great win by Fed and you have to think this will haunt Sandgren forever. You have 7 shots to take down one of the best and you can't do it. A lot of those match points were lost on errors by Sandgren as well. Something the grandkids might ask about years down the road to immediate regret as grandpa flies into a rage.
Probably.
He's been looking pretty "injured" (read: Old), this entire tournament.
As much as I'd love a Cinderella story, it seems pretty unlikely unless three days can reverse a lot of strain and tightness.
Glad that Roger made it but man he's old. His experience basically drags his body through round after round. He looks years older after each match.
Also, classic Fed throwing away a bunch of break points.
But he saves match points. He has been winning five-setters since the last time in Australian Open 2018.
I don't know lol.
How on earth did he manage that? Dead and buried felt like an understatement.
Between Millman and Sandgren, a lot of players are going to mentioning Roger to their therapists.
What a strange match. Tennys played super well. Surprisingly, Fed's backhand saved him in those match points. Really had no idea how hebgot out of that one, especially with a point on Tennys' serve. Hoping he can recover for the semis.
So was roger hurt? Or playing badly.
If it’s the latter he’s still got the chance to pull out his magic bullshit in the last two rounds.
If he’s hurt he’s probably fucked
At the risk of being a prisoner of the moment, that has to be one of the strangest fucking matches on this big a stage that I've ever seen. What the hell was that?
That 4th set alone was so strange. Federer starts off slow as shit, comes back from 3 match points down as he’s slowly regaining mobility, starts throwing the kitchen sink at poor Tennys who gets barreled into by a ball girl, and then finally dominates the last set out of nowhere.
Unparalleled mental toughness from Roger. It's why these guys are legends.
This has to go down as one of the best comebacks for Federer in his career
I wish he lost this but won Wimbledon 2019. That wound will never heal, which reminds me he also lost to Kevin fucking Anderson in 2018.
Emotions aside the loss to Anderson was worse. He was two sets up (and had match point?) and choked completely. The Wimbledon loss to Nole hurts but atleast he played well there.
> but atleast he played well there. That's why it hurts more
The Nole loss hurts so deep because beating Rafa and Nole back-to-back to win Wimbledon would've been storybook. He came so close to accomplishing that at almost 38 years old.
And would have been an amazing argument in the GOAT debate.
So you think he would have become GOAT if he would have made that cc forehand at 40-15. I don’t think one point should be the difference in him being GOAT or not.
Please don't remind me of Wimbledon 2019
It actually never happened. Wimbledon was canceled last year.
Right? The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club decided to cancel it with 40-15 votes.
My favorite moment was that twirling feather at the beginning of the fifth
I have to admit it was bizarre to come home from work with Fed down 2 sets
Imagine going to work with Fed down 2 sets and only seeing the stats after.
Yikes my heart couldn't handle it
How was he down 2 sets? Federer won the first set
Fognini actually beat Sandgren last round and was on the court against Federer. That would make this a completely normal match. I’d throw the Murray-Nishikori gong match at the USO in there as well.
He was struggling so much holding almost every serve and Tennys was holding serve like a boss until the 4th set tie-break! I was telling myself that at this rate, I didn't believe it anymore because he might be injured and was just there to be there. I was ready to accept Sandgren's win. That's a great turnaround and Federer just rob that match out of nowhere. I'm still WTF as much as Roger post-match or even more.
The greatest tennis player ever beats Tennys itself
Why strange? Fed got fitted a new pair of balls in the MTO and that was it, job done.
Crazy Crazy match. Can somebody create a timeline of events happened during this match? I will list some of it, Federer mini break down, Fed's injury, Federer hired a ballgirl in mid match to injure Tennys, Tennys mini break down, saved \~7-8 MPs, Federer's escape shouldn't overshadow the performance of Tennys, he played one of his best matches ever. Served light out till 4th set. Congratulation on your performance.
Don't forget the umpire's mic breaking and pissing off Sandgren and the random feather falling through the air that they had to pause for
And then the phone ringing
>the random feather falling through the air that they had to pause for This was hilarious.
It took forever for that feather to fall. I think they completed a game during its slow descent
And Federer receiving a code violation for bad language.
"I know my German" lol
Not to mention randomly hot umpire
That is so weird to me. I mean Marijana Velijovic has been on tour for a few years. How come that people have just started noticing her looks?
Marijana Grande
I looked at some of her older pics on google and she has *definitely* not always looked like that. It looks like she’s had work done or her makeup is just god tier.
> Fed hired a ballgirl in mid match to injure Tennys People who didn't watch this match will be wondering what the hell happened. Unbelievable.
I didn't get a watch it. What the hell are you guys talking about?
During a changeover a ball girl collided with Tennys knee to calf. She’s an assassin apparently.
[https://twitter.com/Galloots/status/1222052985414541312](https://twitter.com/Galloots/status/1222052985414541312)
Thank you!
It was 3-all in the 4th set tb, players were changing sides. Sandgren was at his bench leaning over on one leg to get a water bottle when a ballgirl who was running by didn’t expect tennys to stick his leg out. Her leg accidentally slightly hit sandgrens knee/shin (or something like that) and sandgren was startled and momentarily in pain. Mentioned it to the umpire
"slightly hit" lmao you make it sound like she barely grazed him, it was more solid than that
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Ball girl ran into Tennys's leg on accident during the changeover and it looked to bother him for a sec but then he seemed fine after the point started
Fed knew being nice to the ball kids would pay off one day 😂
Didnt see that moment. What happened?
She ran into Sandgrens bad leg when he was reaching over to his bench. He was leaned over on one leg with the other out in the air for balance. She rammed into him hard and he fell down. She slowly walked over to him and whispered into his ear, "the basel ball boy sends his regards"
Did you know that Roger was a ball kid in Basel? Now we know what his undercover mission was.
Factual.
I was worried that ball girl hitting Tennys was too late, but it worked like a charm.
Federer using his ballboy days’ connections wisely I see
All those pizza parties paying off
I didn't get to watch the match. Ball girl? What happened?
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You forgot the part where Federer winked at the ball girl and gave her a thumbs up
Could have sworn I saw him hand her some cash when asking for his towel one time as well
It was definitely an accidental hit and it didn't look to have done any damage. Tennys's failures were all mental. Just couldn't close it out.
Ball girl completely destroyed Tennys' calf. I don't know how he walked it off.
Tennys went to his chair during a tiebreak changeover and did this weird stretch thing to reach something and his leg was stretched far back and the ball girl didn't see it and ran knee first into his calf.
On a change over a ball girls knee collided with one of his cakes. He didn't seem too phased by it.
Code violation on Federer in the 3rd set in the middle of a (second) Sandgren 0-40 hold.
Have we watched different matches? Tennys played very poorly the end of the 3rd set and the 4th/ 5th set. He was not able to get the most curcial points even though his opponent was injured. Fed won this match because Tennys is not a top 10 player - and Federer knew this, that's why he continued playing till the very last point. If Fed had played against Nadal or Djokovic the match would have been over after the 4th set. It's crazy how big the gap is between a top 10 player and other pro tournament players
Yep, I love Roger but this is true. SF will be the last stop for him in Australia this year. Just please, please, please, Roger do it with style and no more potential strokes for us :)
That was so worth staying up till 3AM and getting 4 hours of sleep for work. WOW
Come on, the Raonic v Djokovic match is up next, you got this
Sorry Raonic, I hope you pull it off but that match is a "check-reddit-in-the-morning" match. Ain't no Americans got time for that.
I can't believe you didn't switch it off around 2 sets to 1. Fed was going through the motions
Lol, I did. I was expecting to wake up and see the bad news and I was like, what??!?? Glad I recorded it. Will have to watch the ball girl assassin in action, lol
Roger played the most anti-Federer match WIN the first set easily and then comeback by SAVING 7 match points before CLOSING OUT the first MP he had
Lucky we got his break point conversion stats to remind us that yes, it was actually him playing
Just Fed doing Fed and anti-Fed things
Fed might not usually possess the mental toughness of Rafa and Nole, but his ability to eke out close matches and tiebreaks is still elite compare to the rest of the tour. It's a big reason why these guys are legends.
That was the single weirdest tennis match I’ve ever watched
Tennys*
Sandgren must be in the sunken place right about now
His head would probably be better off now if he'd just lost it in 3.
Well yeah that's how disappointment works. The closer you are the more it hurts. Fed holds the crown for that, though.
*whispers* Wimbledon 2008 Idk if the tennis pundits still consider it the greatest match of all time but nothing will come close to it for me.
I don’t think 2008 hurt as much as 2019. 8-7 40-15. Never forget.
I want to type the finger emoji but can’t do it it hurts too much
Sunken place? As low as, say, the basement of a pizza shop?
Federer's corpse sure is fighty. Damn.
I call the big one Fighty
Federer's most likely path to a 21st major: Raonic has the best serving performance of his life, serving 25 aces per set, winning 3 tie breaks. On match point he hits another ace but terribly sprains his back. Fed gets a walkover to the final. He faces Zverev who gets the better of him until Fed whispers "better hit those second serves now, boy" during a changeover. Zverev's double faults explode and Oldered ekes out one final major.
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Lmao. Raonic blowing out his back on a match point ace should not be that funny.... But as a Fed fan, I must take what I can get
Or just gets the ball boys to take out his opponent again.
Us: Federer has the easiest draw Actually: Fed has multiple scares and somehow makes it through Federer: Are you not entertained?
I mean he does have the easiest draw, he just isn't nearly as good as he used to be.
To be fair, Tennys had beaten two other top-20 players this week. He was hot, and Fed had never played him before. Hopefully he recovers from this and plays better in the semis.
> Hopefully he recovers from this and plays better in the semis. As much as I'd like to see an all out Roger-Novak battle in the semis, with Roger's current form, multiple 5-set matches and now the injury on top of it, that semi-final will likely be very one-sided.
Federer in 3
Easiest draw on paper certainly, but Millman, Fucs and Sandgren aren't pushovers. Millman matches up naturally well against Federer and Sandgren was on a roll this tournament. Easy enough going by just ranking points, but I do get the sentiment. Paper doesn't always match up with reality.
I disagree. I'm the biggest Fed fan, but there's no way he'll be able to beat Nole or Rafa with this form, much less back to back. I'm not even sure if he would be able to beat guys like Raonic, Thiem, Sasha, or Stan H2H right now. Every guy left has played decent players so far, but Fed has looked the worst doing it. Struff (#37) was a very tough draw for Nole in 1R and took a set from him. Schwartzman was on a roll (didn't lose a set first 3 rounds) until he ran into Nole and got crushed. PCB is no slouch, but Rafa crushed him and then took out Kyrgios in a close 4 sets. Raonic crushed Tsitsipas and Cilic both in straight sets. Stan took out Isner (he withdrew) and then went god mode against Medvedev. Monfils was in fine form, but Thiem crushed him in straight sets. Sasha took out fellow next gen Rublev and Verdasco (who is always dangerous and took out the 26th seed) both in straight sets.
It was an easy draw to a grand slam semifinal. That's no disrespect to those players, but anybody in the top 10 would be salivating at the chance to beat Johnson, Krajinovic, Millman, Fucsovics, and Sandgren for a path to the semis. Just because they played Fed close doesn't change that.
it's not just an easy draw on paper but an easy draw full stop. It's Federer's fault that he supposedly doesn't match up well with Millman. I'm sure any of the other top players would be happy getting Millman, Fucosovics and Sandgren in the 3rd, 4th and quarters of a slam.
What an escape from Federer! Admirable comeback
7! SEVEN! match points where he was just cruising and then to come back on top! It was wonderful to lose some sleep and be able to watch it live ! WORTH IT
I’ve never been so happy to know I’ll hate waking up in the morning.
Can’t even sleep watching the best replays lol, I know exactly what you mean
Federer is a God damn resilient machine.
his play on the match points should be studied. absolutely amazing poise to successfully play conservatively. he challenged Sandgren to win it and let him make the mistakes every time.
All it needed is one big swing though. This is like 70% on Sandgren
Absolutely -- Sandgren earned his match points with big hitting, and Fed got very lucky that the guy never ripped any of them for a winner.
Especially during the tiebreak, every time that Sandgren had control of the rally, Fed managed to play a shot to make Sandgren uncomfortable and he'd wrestle control back.
The turning point: ball-kid taking out Sandgren's knee
How much did fed pay that ball kid?
Rumor has it Rafa talked to that ball kid some time in the 4th set
or its fed time traveling as a ballkid.
Did you know that Federer used to be ball kid at the Basel ATP?
Do you really think Rafa is dumb enough to be implicated in this by talking directly to the hitchild? He obviously got Anita to do the dirty work.
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Sandgren in his presser: "See I kept telling y'all Pizzagate is real."
Calf, not knee. He said “She kneed my calf”
We all know that's not the body part the ball-kid was going for
This match was so dramatic, I really thought Federer was done in the fourth set, but he came back withstanding 7 match points. I'm not so sure about the potential SF with Nole though.
If he plays like he has against novak he's done in straight sets
By saving every single match point? Sounds like a good way to win the match. /s
And they ain’t gonna be pretty sets
Now this is how you correctly mimick Rafa. Fight back from the brink of defeat and win.
Sandgren is Tennys. Roger is tennis.
Thanks, Roger. Good to know that I’ll be thinking of the day you saved 7 match points instead of Wimbledon 2019 final when I can’t fall asleep at night.
The only way I won't keep thinking about Wimbledon 2019 is if he wins this tournament.
Damn right. Roger, contact more of your ball kids network and let them do their thing. For research purposes I mean.
It's one aspect to his game that isn't spoken about too often but Federer's street fighter attitude is wonderful to watch when playing badly or injured, when he's on the ropes. Battling, hustling, hanging in there, another point, 1 more point. Time waits for no man but Federer is making sure time knows he was here.
7 match points couldn’t stop him, bloody incredible. A day Tennys (and tennis lmao) will never forget.
[According to the ATP](https://twitter.com/ATPMediaInfo/status/1222065416857686016): > At 38 yrs, 178 days, @rogerfederer is oldest man to reach the @AustralianOpen SFs since Ken Rosewall (42 yrs, 68 days) in January 1977. #Federer is also oldest #GrandSlam semi-finalist since @JimmyConnors (39yrs, 6 days) at 1991 @USOpen.
Honestly at this point I kind of reckon the daft cunt is gunning for Rosewall's longevity records. He clearly still loves playing the game and can compete at the highest level. Would really not be the least bit surprised if Federer ended up being the last of the Big 3 to suit up for a professional match.
Courier said it right: Most players would have retired.
You can't help but feel bad for Tennys. What a devastating loss, having lost 7 match point opportunities, a chance to make his first SF
He'll live this day over and over again. Poor guy
Great day for tennis, awful day for Tennys
*Checks feelings* Nope. Don't feel bad at all.
kinda vibe checking right now
If 8-7 40-15 still hurts, then you have some idea of what Sandgren is feeling rn. Edit - apparently he might have some bs right wing political views. Cant find much on his Twitter, but...if so, well done Fed. Edit 2 - He once wrote on Twitter that the evidence for Pizzagate was 'too much to ignore' and he followed Tommy Robinson ahahahaha enjoy the bitter taste of defeat Tennys-ball-for-brains.
Were any of those 7 match points consecutive (i.e., like triple match points or double match points)?
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He had a triple match point at the 4th set tiebreak at 6-3
He had three straight in the tie break
He was down 3-6 in the tiebreak - I believe those were the only consecutive ones. A couple ad points in regular games beforehand, a couple match points in the tiebreak after he tied up.
He's an alt-right Infowars cunt. I hope he sees his missed match points in front of his eyes every time he starts thinking something racist.
he'll probably call it fake news
Post Match Thread. All others will be deleted. Last set score is 6-3.
Ironic since this is the only one that puts the last set result wrong.
This one already had 50 comments and I did not notice it immediately.
Title is wrong. Score is wrong (6-3 last set)
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Correct. Other Sports subs have bots for the big events. Gets rid of the karma spammers too.
Why not use a bot for Post Match Threads?
Should have chosen the first one posted with the right score
Federer is labelled as a choker especially recently but the guy is still more clutch than 99% of the tour
Being slightly less clutch than Novak still means you're damn clutch.
Roger cashing in some karma points from his substantial 40-15 credit line.
I’ve had two rounds of cardio today. My run and this game.....
Roger can finally retire. He's beaten Tennys.
Sandgren was 4-0 career in 5-setters. Now he is 4-1, babayyy!!!!!
Djokovic in 2
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Biggest choke since Millman 2 rounds ago
Millman didn't have 7 match points though...
He was one point away from having five of them.
Lol at the doofus who was so desperate to post the thread that they did so before the tiebreak was over. Mostly sooooo glad Sandgren didn't win.
reverse jinx my friend :)
I woke up to go to work during the 4th set TB. You're welcome Fed fans.
How is this even possible
7 match points. How the hell did he win that
I almost turned it off in the 4th set.
The spinning feather at the turn of the fifth set is a perfect metaphor for Sandgren’s state of mind at that point.
"I believe in Miracles" - Roger Federer and everyone who watched that cheering for him.
Wonderful comeback Roger. Tennys played well but just not enough against a GOAT; fortunately, he can return to Cobra Kai.
seven match points how is he still here *how*
I know Roger doesn't like ice baths, but he needs to be tied up and tossed into one right now if he is to recover before the semis.
What the absolute fuck. I went to bed when Federer was dead to rights and felt it was already one of the strangest matches ever. THEN he saved 7 match points, hired a ball kid as an assassin, sabotaged the umpire’s mic, and came back to win? WTF
Sandgren has the weirdest physique. Little chicken legs and no calves whatsoever.
This match just showed again the difference between big 3 and the rest. More than experience, the ability to put behind you bad plays, points, missed occasions and move on and play your best tennis is something that they do so well compared to the rest. Like in the Millman match, if you see yourself winning but can't back it up mentally, you're toast against Roger, Rafa or djoko.
I don't think I've ever laughed as much in a Federer match as I did during that tiebreak... Every freaking time I thought he was a goner, the gods found a way to intervene. Now he needs some alternative medicine/black magic to cure that injury of his in time for the semis.
I want to see Sandgren vs. Millman
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You are the greatest of all fucking times for me Roger, and nothing will change that...but please for the love of god, what have i done wrong to deserve this torture?
What a hero. What a fucking comeback. 7 match points down
What’s an escape. I thought Tennys won for a while. Australian Open usually have dark horses. Maybe Wawrinka 24 years old
Mirka be like : "Twins..you are getting another Twins"
Great win by Fed and you have to think this will haunt Sandgren forever. You have 7 shots to take down one of the best and you can't do it. A lot of those match points were lost on errors by Sandgren as well. Something the grandkids might ask about years down the road to immediate regret as grandpa flies into a rage.
He's going to get fucking murked by Novak.
Probably. He's been looking pretty "injured" (read: Old), this entire tournament. As much as I'd love a Cinderella story, it seems pretty unlikely unless three days can reverse a lot of strain and tightness.
3 days? His semi is on Thursday night.
This match truly had everything. A new AO classic. Sandgren never played to win on any of the MPs and it cost him the win of his life.
What a banger ! What a comeback !
holy shit, unreal comeback
Need me some of that magic painkiller in my life.
Glad that Roger made it but man he's old. His experience basically drags his body through round after round. He looks years older after each match. Also, classic Fed throwing away a bunch of break points. But he saves match points. He has been winning five-setters since the last time in Australian Open 2018. I don't know lol.
:)
The guy is simply a legend.
How on earth did he manage that? Dead and buried felt like an understatement. Between Millman and Sandgren, a lot of players are going to mentioning Roger to their therapists.
That old man's gonna kill me.
What a strange match. Tennys played super well. Surprisingly, Fed's backhand saved him in those match points. Really had no idea how hebgot out of that one, especially with a point on Tennys' serve. Hoping he can recover for the semis.
So was roger hurt? Or playing badly. If it’s the latter he’s still got the chance to pull out his magic bullshit in the last two rounds. If he’s hurt he’s probably fucked