His mini-rant about malfunctioning Hawkeye technology when Berdych served for the opening set said much about the struggle Federer was having to contain the 19th seeded powerhouse. Later, with his 92nd Australian Open victory in the bag, Federer played down the incident. "I hung around, got a bit lucky, a bit angry, a bit frustrated at the umpire," Federer said in the now obligatory comedy duo on-court interview with Jim Courier. After the first-set dramas it was routine with Federer breaking decisively for 5-3 with an easy backhand winner after Berdych's half volley sat up begging. "Coming back from 5-2 in the first set, it was clearly big tonight," Federer, the oldest man to reach the semis here since Ken Rosewall in 1977, told reporters.

Source: bd News24 January 24, 2018 12:45 UTC