Roger Federer the Craftsman Is a Victim of a Novak Djokovic Masterpiece

Roger Federer has inflicted plenty of pain in a hurry on lesser tennis champions in Rod Laver Arena, ripping winner after winner in full flow. But this time, Federer was the one fighting the current and looking in dire need of one of those surf-defying

"He's been struggling to show [it], to be quite honest,” Roger Federer said of Tomic earlier this month at the Brisbane International. "Many seasons now in a row we have seen or heard that [the] Top 10 is the goal, and he's missed out on it by a long

He was crushed – but did Roger Federer still play the single greatest point of his career last night? 00:31. Late in the critical fourth set, the Fed-Express summoned the old magic in a point that will live long in the memory. Source: ONE News. no more

Most spectators — including a woman with a sign reading: "Just Married But Willing to Exchange for Federer" — were behind him, applauding Djokovic's service faults and giving Federer a standing ovation when he broke to go ahead 4-2 in the third set.

"He's been struggling to show [it], to be quite honest,” Roger Federer said of Tomic earlier this month at the Brisbane International. "Many seasons now in a row we have seen or heard that [the] Top 10 is the goal, and he's missed out on it by a long