Is it true that Hyeon Chung retired and Federer reached the Australian Open finals seven times?

Beijing time 65438+1October 26th news, 20 18 Australian Open on 12. In the men's singles semi-final, roger federer, the second seed and defending champion, retired after leading South Korean star Hyeon Chung 6- 1/5-2. Federer will play against Siric, who advanced one day earlier in the final, and the Swiss champion will attack his sixth Australian Open champion and 20th Grand Slam champion.

For Federer, this is his14th time to reach the Australian Open semi-finals, while Hyeon Chung is the first time to reach the Grand Slam semi-finals in his career. He was the first Korean to reach the Grand Slam semi-finals, the youngest Australian Open semi-finals after Siric in 20 10, and the lowest Australian Open semi-finals after Safin 2004. The age difference between them is 14 years and 284 days, which is the fourth largest in the men's singles semi-final of the grand slam in the open era.

The Korean guy took the lead in serving. Although he kept the first two break points, he still failed to keep the serve. Federer once faced a break crisis in his serve, but the Swiss tennis king almost succeeded and started 2-0. In the fifth game, Hyeon Chung was once again passive, and Federer broke twice to further expand his lead. In Hyeon Chung's indispensable serve, Federer kept pressing, grasped the fifth inventory, and 6- 1 went to the next city first.

In the second set, Federer still took the initiative on the court. After successfully breaking in the fourth game, he immediately established a 4-/kloc-0-0 advantage. Hyeon Chung's performance remains sluggish. When Federer led 5-2, Hyeon Chung chose to retire, so that Federer and Siric could easily advance to the final. This is his seventh time in the Australian Open final.

Hyeon Chung is still young, and there will be opportunities in the future.