Live From Melbourne: Federer Leads Sandgren

Roger Federer holds a perfect (14-0) record in Australian Open quarter-finals and is two sets away from maintaining his unbeaten streak. The third-seeded Swiss leads American Tennys Sandgren 6-3 in their clash on Tuesday.

Federer applied pressure from the first ball against Sandgren. The American bravely saved a pair of break points in his opening service game, then fought back from 0/40 two games later. But Federer kept knocking on the door and it opened at 3-2 in the first set, with the six-time champion securing a break after Sandgren sent a backhand long. He maintained his slight advantage and cracked a big first serve on set point to take the early lead.

The winner of this match will meet second-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic or No. 32 seed Milos Raonic of Canada. Federer trails Djokovic 23-26 in their ATP Head2Head rivalry and has lost their past three matches in Melbourne, all of which took place in the semi-finals (2008, 2011, 2016). The Swiss leads Raonic 11-3 in their ATP Head2Head series and won their lone clash at this event in 2013.

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