LONDON: Tennis great Roger Federer said Switzerland's shock Euro 2020 victory over world champions France on Monday showed that the tournament underdogs can move mountains.
"I just thought they fought super well. With the situation of being up 1-0, missing the penalty, then everything changing within half an hour. It would have been so easy just to let go. Bizarrely the Swiss 20-time Grand Slam champion was up against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino on Tuesday and looked in danger of going out as he trailed by two sets to one.But he won the fourth set after Mannarino injured himself and was spared a decider after his opponent withdrew.
So the 39-year-old had some sympathy for France striker Kylian Mbappe whose spot kick miss sent the Swiss through.
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