Australian Open 2018, Semi-final: Roger Federer vs Hyeon Chung, Live Match Updates

Roger Federer beat 6-1 5-2 Hyeon Chung (Retd.)

Updated: 26 January 2018 15:14 IST - Published: 26 January 2018 14:38 IST

That's all from Sportskeeda's live coverage of the Australian Open semi-finals from the Rod Laver Arena as Roger Federer advances to the final and will take on Marin Cilic.

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Roger Federer advances to the 30th Grand Slam final of his career and will face Croatian Marin Cilic on Sunday as he defends his title and could win the 6th Australian Open of his illustrious career.

Unfortunately, Hyeon Chung has had to retire due to the persisting foot problem. The youngster receives good applause from the crowd as he moves to the back to receive further treatment.

Roger Federer 6-1 5-2 Hyeon Chung (Retd.)

Federer serves out a good game to again put the pressure on Chung to survive in the set.

Roger Federer 6-1 5-2 Hyeon Chung

Chung holds on to his serve and closes the gap to two points.

Roger Federer 6-1 4-2 Hyeon Chung

Play resumes and Chung is back to serve in the second set.

Roger Federer 6-1 4-1 Hyeon Chung

Hyung has taken a medical timeout as he needs some treatment for his left foot.

Roger Federer 6-1 4-1 Hyeon Chung

Federer holds on to take a 3-point lead in the second set.

Roger Federer 6-1 4-1 Hyeon Chung

Chung's serve is broken by Federer again as he produces a great backhand winner down the line to wrap up the game.

Roger Federer 6-1 3-1 Hyeon Chung

Federer 's serve is too hot to handle for Chung as another quick game for the defending champion comes to an end.

Roger Federer 6-1 2-1 Hyeon Chung

Chung holds his first service game in the second set to make it all square after some unforced errors from the Swissman.

Roger Federer 6-1 1-1 Hyeon Chung

Federer wins the first game in the second set with a strong and quick service.

Roger Federer 6-1 1-0 Hyeon Chung

Chung manages to save four set points off his serve but Federer breaks him in the end to close out the first set in 33 minutes.

Roger Federer 6-1 Hyeon Chung

Federer wraps up his service game strongly as Chung serves next to survive in the set.

Roger Federer 5-1 Hyeon Chung

Chung makes a couple of unforced errors as Federer breaks him again to take a comfortable lead in the match.

Roger Federer 4-1 Hyeon Chung

Federer with a quick service game as he produces a superb cross court winner from behind the baseline.

Roger Federer 3-1 Hyeon Chung

Chung serves well in his second game and opens his account on the scoreboard.

Roger Federer 2-1 Hyeon Chung

Federer holds on to his serve after Chung does well to force a couple of Deuces in a game that went for almost 5 minutes.

Roger Federer 2-0 Hyeon Chung

Hyeon Chung serves first in the match and is unable to hold as Federer breaks him in the first point of the match.

Roger Federer 1-0 Hyeon Chung

Chung will serve first in the match as the players warm up before the start of the match.

The players are making their way to the court as we are just minutes away from the action from Australia.

The match is scheduled to start in about ten minutes from now. Stay tuned to Sportkseeda for all live updates from the Rod Laver Arena.

Welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the Australian Open men's singles semi-final between Roger Federer and Hyeon Chung.

Good afternoon, all. Welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the Australian Open men's singles semi-final between Roger Federer and Hyeon Chung.

Coming to the match, Federer has been in blazing form, having not dropped a single set on his way to the semis. The defending champion, who is bidding for his 20th Grand Slam title, hasn't been playing that well though. Yes, he has been cruising through his matches, registering easy wins but he hasn't really been tested yet. Maybe, that is about to change today.

Federer's opponent for today is the rising South Korean star Hyeon Chung, who made Novak Djokovic look like a newbie in the quarter-final. In the third round, he had made short work of Fourth seed Alexander Zverev and it is evident that despite being unseeded, the 21-year-old is punching way above his weight.

Chung's fearless, all-striking approach may put Federer under a little bit of pressure at the Rod Laver Arena, but then again who would bet against the Swiss maestro?