Roger Federer warned of major concern after Australian Open exit

Roger Federer has been warned of major concern by Eurosport pundit Pat Cash after his early Australian Open exit. Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Roger Federer in 4-hour thriller in Round of 16 of Australian Open. Greek player lost first set after tie break, which finished 6-7 (11-13). However, Tsitsipas managed to beat Swiss tennis player in the next three sets, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 7-6 (7-5). “Roger had a bit of an off day and at the age of 37 he’s not playing as many matches as he has been, it’s going to catch up with him,” Cash told Eurosport. “It’s not how he moves; he’s still moving great. It’s the fact that he’s not playing under this pressure all the time and you’re going to get a little rusty and miss a few shots.” “I think the serve kept him (Tsitsipas) in it, he was a bit patchy in the first few sets,” Cash added. "It was only around 50, the mid-50s, a little over 50 per cent. But in the final set, when it looked like his legs… he got a message on his legs – I don’t know how that’s ever allowed but he felt he was tired, he served really well and the interesting thing is that he kept coming forward, he wasn’t scared to volley. He’s got a very good volley, he’s 6ft4, he’s got a big reach and he’s got a pretty good technique on his volleys. And Federer I think hit only one proper passing shot in the whole match and that’s very unusual for Federer.”

Roger Federer has spoken out on his defeat in Australian Open