20-time major champion Roger Federer has only been punished twice in the majors in more than two decades. The Swiss was punished for saying bad words in that epic 2009 US Open final against Juan Martin del Potro, the first match he lost in New York since 2003.
Roger was fined $ 3,000 for using audible profanity in the third set of last year’s Australian Open quarter-finals against Tennys Sandgren. In one of the most exciting matches of the entire season, Roger Tennys defeated 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 in three hours and 31 minutes, after defending no fewer than seven match points in the 15th.
Move to the semi-finals in Melbourne! The Swiss star received a code violation when a line judge reported him to the referee Marijana Veljovic, who then issued the warning. Federer claimed the opening set before losing ground in the second set, struggling with a groin injury and playing well below his usual level in the third set when he was given a medical break off the field.
A little frustrated by everything, the Swiss threw a few bad words and received a warning from Veljovic. The 20-time major winner spent some time talking to her and did the same in the break between games.
Federer was fined at the Australian Open last year
When the pain medication started working, Federer recovered enough in set number four to keep in touch and extend his chances.
Roger somehow saved those seven match points in the tenth game and the 3-6 in the tie-break to endure an impossible task and force a fifth set. With momentum on his side, the Swiss won the match and made a great comeback, which in the past he only managed in Cincinnati 2003 against the number 114 in the world, Scott Draper.
“She speaks mixed languages, I didn’t know. Next time I had to check the linesman. Honestly, at one point for over, I don’t know, being frustrated for 15 hours I find normal.
I found it a little tough; It’s not that I’m known for tossing around with words and whatever. It’s not like the whole stadium heard it either. But no problem, I accept it, “said Roger Federer.
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