Federer praying Scot gets send off he’s craving

BY NEIL McLEMAN IN MELBOURNE but Federer just hopes the statue of the Scot planned isn’t the final glimpse of him the SW19 crowds will get.

The 37-year-old, winner of the last two Australian Open titles, said: “His body took the decision, unfortunately, in this case. It must have been a very long couple of years for him.

“I remember when I played with him in Glasgow, I know how unwell he was. I couldn’t believe he actually played.

“But it was for a good cause, he felt he could do sort of the two-and-a-half