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Monday, Jun 23, 2025
Federer and Djokovic will face off on Thursday in a repeat of this year's Wimbledon final to determine who else will progress from Group Bjorn Borg.
Having thrashed Denis Istomin in his Melbourne Park opener, third seed Federer faced a different beast in world No. 189 Evans, who made a mockery of his ranking and pushed the Swiss hard throughout a high-quality duel at the Rod Laver Arena.
The duo beat Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber of Germany 4-0, 1-4, 4-3(4) in the deciding mixed doubles rubber.
In a match pitting the oldest and youngest players left in the men's draw, the 20-year-old Tsitsipas overhauled defending champion Federer 6-7(11), 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-6(5).
The year's opening Grand Slam will for the first time feature an extended tie-break in the final set when the score reaches 6-6. To win the decisive tie-break, a player will need to be the first to 10 with an advantage of at least two points.
A video circulating on Twitter on Saturday showed the Swiss double defending champion stalled at the entrance for lacking his tournament accreditation.
Federer's Switzerland won 4-2, 4-3 (3) against Serena's USA in a mixed doubles decider at the Hopman Cup.
The 37-year-old Federer kept his unbeaten record this week intact against a 15th-ranked Tsitsipas, but there was little between the pair in both sets.
Rublev needed just over an hour to beat Federer 6-3, 6-4 in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters, the Swiss 20-time Grand Slam champion suffering his quickest defeat for 16 years.
Djokovic was treated for a sore left shoulder throughout his 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 victory over Argentina's 56th-ranked Juan Ignacio Londero.
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