Aus Open Day 9 - Federer's Melbourne Miracle and Barty's Bigtime Revenge

Published: Jan. 28, 2020, 2:24 p.m.

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Novak Djokovic\\u2019s straightforward victory over Milos Raonic in the night session meant a rare early(ish) finish for Catherine, David and Matt. But it was a day with plenty of drama as Roger Federer saved 7 match points to beat Tennys Sandgren. How did he do it? And what state will he be in for his semi-final? 

Elsewhere, there\\u2019s discussion about Ash Barty avenging last year\\u2019s quarter-final defeat to Petra Kvitova. In what way did it show how much she\\u2019s improved? Will she have her work cut out against Sofia Kenin? And what\\u2019s going on with the scheduling that\\u2019s seeing women\\u2019s matches not get the prime time night session slots? 

Finally, there\\u2019s news of Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe\\u2019s protest against Margaret Court\\u2019s name appearing on the second stadium at Melbourne Park, and Tennis Australia\\u2019s response to it.

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