AT this stage last year in the Australian open, Federer was knocked out by seppi. making a case for himself this time around, although he had 55 unforced errors as compared to 44 by dimitrov was able to make it further to the next round.
It was a difficult position for me after losing the second set and Grigor was playing well," Federer said. "I thought I was struggling a little bit. I didn't feel it was really happening out there and it was an important start for me to the third set.
"Thankfully, I got the early break and I was able to stay in the lead and everything started to come back: the serve, my footwork... It was complicated, but those matches are even nicer to win, I must say."
in the women's singles game, serena Williams needed just 44 minutes to dispatch daria kasatkina winning 6-1 6-1, making this the shortest match of the tournament so far.
Williams had some encouraging words for her 18 years old opponent after the match
She has such a bright future. She's so young and she's headed in the right direction," she said, adding that she felt it was important for older players to help nurture the younger generation.
"I think it's important. We definitely want to encourage each other. This is our sport. We want to see it grow,' she said.
"Ultimately you want to see it be the best sport for women and continue to be the best sport and biggest sport for women. Hopefully we can all encourage and just hope for the best
Novak Djokovic continued his path to a potential Australian Open semi-final showdown with Roger Federer with a 6-1 7-5 7-6 third-round victory over Italy's Andreas Seppi on Friday.
can Federer add to his 17 grand slam titles?
or will Novak Djokovic suucessfully defend his Australian open crown?
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