“He loves to play these kind of matches, big rivalries, semis, finals of Grand Slams.
“I mean, he’s probably going to confirm that that’s probably the biggest reason why he’s still competing, to be able to compete at the Grand Slams against the best players in the world.”
Federer needed to save seven match points to get past Tennys Sandgren and while Djokovic was full of praise for his rival’s heroics, the 32-year-old ominously said he is getting better with every match.
“What he did today was really amazing. I mean, to come back and save seven match points at his age, I mean, he’s still playing such a great tennis and proving that he deserves to be up there,” he said.
