Published: September 04, 2018
- Australian produces performance of his career
- Millman to play Novak Djokovic in quarter-finals
Roger Federer losing even a set in a major usually sends tremors through the tennis landscape but, after midnight on day eight of the US Open, the five-time champion left his fans speechless when he succumbed in four sets of electric tennis to John Millman, the 29-year-old Australian battler ranked 55 in the world.
They trained together recently in Switzerland and are friends, but it was all business for Millman, who had an unwavering calm about his work for the three hours and 34 minutes it took him to win 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (3) and book a place in the quarter-finals against Novak Djokovic.
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