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Federer suffers surprise exit at US Open

Published : 05 Sep 2018, 01:27

  DF-Xinhua Report
John Millman of Australia hits a return during the men's singles fourth round match against Roger Federer of Switzerland at the 2018 US Open in New York, the United States, Sept. 3 2018. Photo Xinhua.

20-time Grand Slam singles champion Roger Federer was stunned by unheralded Australian John Millman 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (3) in the fourth round at the US Open on Tuesday.

The match, starting on Monday and ending well past midnight, saw the tennis legend fall to the 55th ranked Millman.

Millman will take on 13-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals after the 6th seeded Serbian sailed past Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.