What's Next After Federer's Australian Open Victory
The tournament saw the Swiss veteran winning a historic 20th Grand Slam singles title—and hinted at what’s to come in the men’s 2018 tennis season.
He may have downplayed his chances by a 36-year-old should never be the favorite going into a major tournament. But on Sunday the irrepressible Roger Federer demonstrated exactly why he’s been so worthy of the label over the last two weeks in Melbourne, battling to a landmark 20th Grand Slam singles title—more than any other man in the game. The Swiss veteran overcame the towering Marin Čilić, 6–2, 6–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, in a tense three hours under the roof at Rod Laver Arena to win back-to-back Australian Opens. In doing so, he became the second-oldest man to win a major in the Open era. Few would have bet against Federer going into Sunday’s match: He hadn’t
