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DONCIC

DAZZLES

Switzerland's Roger Federer
makes a forehand return to
Tennys Sandgren of the U.S.
during their quarterfinal match
at the Australian Open tennis
championship in Melbourne,
Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 28,
2020.
Associated Press
Federer

saves 7

match

points in

Australia;

Djokovic

up next

By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
MELBOURNE, Australia
(AP) — Roger Federer was
not going to go gently,
of course, no matter how
daunting the number of
match points — his oppo-
nent accumulated seven!
— no matter how achy his
38-year-old legs, no mat-
ter how slow his serves, no
matter how off-target his
groundstrokes.
Federer still plays for the
love of these stages and cir-
cumstances. Still yearns for Doncic scores 29, leads
more trophies, too. Down
to his very last gasp, time
and again, against some- Mavs past Thunder, 107-97
one a decade younger,
100th-ranked Tennys Sand-
gren of the United States, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) goes up for a shot in
Federer somehow pulled
off a memorable come- the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma
back to reach the Austra- City Thunder, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Oklahoma City.
lian Open semifinals for the Associated Press
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