Roger Federer went into his Australian Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic giving himself a “three per cent” chance of victory and branded the experience “horrible”. He finished the match feeling he had squeezed everything he could from the fortnight, saying: “At the end of the day, I guess I’m very happy. Roger Federer did not take his chance in the first set (Andy Brownbill/AP)“Today was horrible, to go through what I did. Djokovic paid tribute to Federer on court, and said afterwards: “Respect, it’s all I can say. I’m happy how I’m feeling.

Source: Irish Examiner January 30, 2020 13:18 UTC