Awaiting him in the last eight on Tuesday is the 100th-ranked Sandgren, who upset 12th-seeded Italian Fabio Fognini over four intense sets. “It was a tough start, Marton played very clean,” said Federer, who is into his 15th Melbourne quarter-final, surpassing John Newcombe’s 14. “It just took me some time, I tried to mix it up a bit and just had to figure it out. To play him on a big stage like quarters of a Slam would be a ton of fun really,” he said. Fucsovics, who was attempting to become the first player from his country to make the Melbourne quarters, was shellshocked as Federer turned on the style.

Source: The Guardian January 26, 2020 13:07 UTC