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Rain delays play on Australian Open side courts
Posted On Jan 24 2016
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The Spaniard was bageled in the first set but, despite facing a raucous crowd, managed to pull out a comeback win, 0-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Federer started the match looking very sharp and in the fourth game broke serve and then again in the eighth game to clinch the opening set in just 22 minutes.
The Swiss continued to dominate on his own serve, winning more than 90 percent of his first service points for much of the match and hitting winners at will to seal a quarter-final against Czech sixth-seed Tomas Berdych in 88 minutes. “I was surprised it went as fast as it did”, Federer added.
“It’s going to be a good match. I was able to do that”. “I have to play well. I think for his kind of game it’s good”, Federer said afterwards. “I think the court suits him”.
“Unfortunately you have days like this”, he told the press post-match, “It’s actually good to win when you play that bad”. Federer had suggested that Tomic missed his ambition of a top 10 berth by a “long shot”. “I think he’s also far away from Djokovic as well if he wants to say that”, Tomic said after his third round victory. “My ranking has to get there”. ‘BRAIN FREEZE’ FOR DJOKO Djokovic dished up 100 unforced errors in his fiveset struggle with Simon. He is now through to his 12th Australian Open quarter-final (47th overall).
The Swiss four-times champion was in sublime form as he won 6-2 6-1 6-4 to progress to the last eight Down Under. “I’m just happy to make it through; I’m doing everything I can to make the final here”. “I was very pleased”. “It’s a match to forget for me”. “But I just believed (in myself)”, she said. Here you will find exclusive clips and footage from Australian Open tournaments as well as player interviews featuring the likes of Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Martina Hingis.
“Today I didn’t see that much against [Roberto] Bautista Agut”. He was playing really good from the beginning. The match is a good test for Federer before he advances to last eight.
