MELBOURNE - Roger Federer regained control after a slow start against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics to march into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 win on a chilly evening at the Rod Laver Arena on Sunday .
"The morning after Johnny's match and this morning I lay in bed for an hour thinking, 'when are we going to stand up? Okay 1-2-3, huh, and how do I feel?" he laughed, referring to his 4-6, 7-6 , 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 win over Australian Millman.The third-seeded Federer will now face American Tennys Sandgren, who defeated No. 12 seed Fabio Fognini 7-6 , 7-5, 6-7 , 6-4 earlier.
Federer, who could face Djokovic in the semi-finals if he gets past Sandgren, wrapped it up in 2hr 11min, almost two hours less than his third-round epic against Millman. "It will be very special, very special. To play him on a big stage like quarters of a Slam would be a ton of fun really," he said. Fognini was then given a point penalty for taking his shirt off, before seeking treatment for his right hand that he injured by punching his racquet earlier in the tournament.
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