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Cronan is a freelance sports journalist covering mostly, but not limited to, football. He currently works as a staff writer for Marca and Squawka.
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I’ll be the first to admit that I got this completely wrong. An absolute masterclass sets up a fourth round match with Nishikori.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 6-4 6-4 Berdych: GAME, SET, MATCH FEDERER! The Swiss maestro cruised to 40-0 love with a spectacular passing shot, and easy winner and an ace before finishing the match in 1hr and 30 minutes with a backhand winner.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 6-4 5-4 Berdych: Berdych keeps himself alive for now. The Czech went to a 40-0 lead with back-to-back aces before a series of unforced errors including a double fault, sees Federer pull it back to a deuce. He served up a clutch ace upon review before a double fault took the game back to another deuce. He eventually finished the game with an ace out wide.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 6-4 5-3 Berdych: Federer quickly cruises to 40-0 with a cross-court forehand winner and a classy drop volley before a Berdych error gives Federer a 5-3 lead in the third set.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 6-4 4-3 Berdych: Berdych seems unfazed by a spectacular passing shot from Fed in the first point, volleying past an in-form Federer twice.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 6-4 4-2 Berdych: Federer goes to a 4-2 lead after holding to love, keeping Berdych off balance for much of the game before finishing with a cross-court backhand winner.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 6-4 3-2 Berdych: Two well directed first serves and an ace brings Berdych quickly to 40-0 and despite a mishit, quickly serves out the game to keep pace with Federer.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 6-4 3-1 Berdych: The Czech star began where he left off, playing an inch-perfect forehand down the line off a second serve before an ace brought Fed level. A forehand error saw Berdych go up 15-30, but could do little as Fed fired a forehand winner, and an ace to take a 3-1 lead in the third set.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 6-4 2-1 Berdych: Berdych lifts a bit of pressure off and holds to love, forcing errors off the racquet of Fed with a few first serves before finishing off the game with back-to-back aces.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 6-4 2-0 Berdych: After a shaky forehand in the first point, Fed races to a 40-15 lead with an inside-out forehand, a volley down the line and a serve out wide to consolidate the break. Berdych in real trouble now. This is an absolute masterclass from the GOAT himself.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 6-4 1-0 Berdych: Berdych serve another ace after doing down 0-15 before following up that effort with his first double fault of the match. The Czech then served his sixth ace of the match before Fed flicks a backhand down the line off a 207km/h first serve to bring up a break point. And the Swiss maestro breaks yet again with a backhand down-the-line after dominating the rally yet again.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 6-4 Berdych: Fed goes to 15-0 with a spectacular volley off a dipping passing shot before missing a simple volley a point later. The 17th seed quickly brings out two set points and takes a two sets to love lead after 57 minutes of play with Berdych chipping a return long off a serve down the middle.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 5-4 Berdych: Serving to stay in the match, Berdych misses a simple volley but draws level to 15-15 after wrong footing the Swiss off the serve before putting away a smash. The Czech then forces Fed into an error with the volley with drawing an unforced error off the serve to take out the game. Fed to serve for the set.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 5-3 Berdych: Fed eases to a 5-3 lead with a love hold. Commences the game with an ace before a few unforced errors and a winner at 30-0 gift the Swiss ace the game.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 4-3 Berdych: Federer shows off his great control again forcing Berdych playing a forehand into the net off an angled forehand. However, Berdych quickly closes out the game thanks to a few unforced errors from Fed’s racquet. Keeping touch with Fed at this stage
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 4-2 Berdych: Berdych can’t seem to get any early points and Federer’s backhand continues to paint the lines. The former world no.1 quickly goes to 30-0 and quickly goes to a 4-2 lead.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 3-2 Berdych: Federer pulls off yet another great backhand at 30-0 but Berdych replies with a deft volley into the open court off a passing shot attempt. The Czech finishes the game with another ace to his tally.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 3-1 Berdych: The Fed Express quickly goes to 40-0 and despite a minor set back, finishes the game with a backhand down-the-line winner.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Berdych is getting steamrolled at the moment. He needs to stop the bleeding soon if he wants to break his Aus Open duck against Fed.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 2-1 Berdych: The Czech responds with a love hold of his own, beginning the game with a forehand winner by wrong-footing Federer before ending the game with an ace. He’s still trailing by a set and a break.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 2-0 Berdych: Federer consolidates the break and cruises to a love game after pushing Berdych around the court and forcing several unforced errors. Finishes the game with a vintage drop-shot.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 1-0 Berdych: Federer breaks after Berdych pulling a forehand wide to gift the 35-year-old the first game of the second set.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
The winner of this match will take on world no.5 Kei Nishikori after the Japanese man defeated Lukas Lacko 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
Federer 6-2 Berdych: The 35-year-old takes the first set! Fed makes Berdych pay for missing a passing shot at 15-0 by serving an ace down the T. He casually brings up two set points after somehow volleying a ball, which clipped the tape, into space and takes the set the with a well-directed serve down the middle. Vintage Federer.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog
I wouldn’t put it past him. Really hitting his stride now and I seriously think there’s more to come. Having said that Nishikori is tough to beat on any given day.
Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych: Australian Open tennis live scores, blog