Andy Murray’s Australian Open demise opens door to Roger Federer fairytale


The 35-year-old Swiss was seeded to meet the world No1 in the quarter-finals at the Australian Open but now Sunday’s final beckons

It may ease Andy Murray’s pain to learn that Roger Federer is sure the Scot can win the Australian Open one day – except not on his day, not on Sunday when, against all expectations, the Swiss could now be taking Murray’s place in the final.

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