Fed shares Mill visit
ROGER Federer’s respect for Brisbane’s John Millman is very healthy ahead of their US Open tennis fourth-round clash at Flushing Meadows.
“I’m a big fan of John. Maybe not that many people know him but he’s a real hardworking guy out there and those are the guys who have all the respect from us top players in the locker room,” Federer said.
“He’s just come to Switzerland to train with me before the grass-court season so we know each other quite well, a super friendly guy, and I’m very happy for him that he’s gotten so far.
“But now I’ll try to stop him, so we’ll see how it goes.”
Not too many players get invited to Federer’s inner sanctum like that.
The 20-time grand slam singles title winner has long been an admirer of the Queenslander, who had to battle back from three crushing surgeries and the depths of despair to earn his big-stage opportunity in New York.