Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts to a point against Tennys Sandgren of the US during their men's singles quarter-final match on day nine of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Tuesday (Jan 28). The six-time champion won the match 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (10-8), 6-3. - AFP
MELBOURNE: Swiss great Roger Federer on Tuesday (Jan 28) said "I believe in miracles" after he saved seven match points in a five-set nail-biter against 100th-ranked Tennys Sandgren to go into an Australian Open semi-final with Novak Djokovic.
The six-time champion, struggling physically, saved three match points at 4-5 in the fourth set and four more in the tie-breaker to scrape through 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (10-8), 6-3.
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