Roger Federer was fined 3,000 Australian dollars (2,100 francs) for “verbal obscenity” in his quarterfinal. It is only the second time that he has been sanctioned in this way in a Grand Slam tournament. He was first amended in the 2009 US Open final lost to Juan Martin del Potro.
Roger Federer “invisible”
The day after his miraculous victory over Tennys Sandgren – he saved seven match points – Roger Federer was not seen in Melbourne Park. He did not train on a court open to the public or the press unlike Novak Djokovic who worked his ranges at 4:00 pm. But there is nothing to say that Roger Federer didn’t hit a few balls at another Melbourne club.
Nothing has filtered out the nature of the adductor discomfort he felt on Tuesday against Tennys Sandgren. But according to a source close to his entourage, the Balois would not suffer any injury and would be able to play in the semi-final. It should be noted that Roger Federer was forced to forfeit four times during the tournament, but never during a Grand Slam event.
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