KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Isang puntos lamang ang layo ni Roger Federer para sa kabiguan. Ngunit, taliwas ang naging kaganapan.
Nakabawi ang 18-time major champion mula sa 6-4 paghahabol sa third-set tiebreaker para gapiin si No.10 seed Tomas Berdych, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (6) para makausad sa Final Four ng Miami Open nitong Huwebes (Biyernes sa Manila).
“I had belief I could turn it around, even then,” sambit ng Swiss superstar.
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“I got incredibly lucky. Could have gone either way. Felt like maybe this one I should have lost,” aniya.
Tulad ni Federer, kumpiyansa rin si Caroline Wozniacki sa Key Biscayne.
Ginapi ni Wozniaki si second-seeded Karolina Pliskova 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.
Sunod na makakaharap ni Wozniacki si No. 10 Johanna Konta, nagwagi kontra No. 11 Venus Williams, 6-4, 7-5 sa hiwalay na semifinal “This is one of the few tournaments where I’ve never made a finals. I think my best result here was semifinals five years ago. It’s always been a tournament where I wouldn’t say I struggle, but I’ve just not had the results I wanted,” aniya.
