Federer was up 6-1, 5-2 21-year-old Hyeon retired due to severe blistering on the bottom of his left foot. Tennis legend Roger Federer has progressed to the final of the Australian Open after his opponent Chung Hyeon retired because of an injury while trailing. Federer was up 6-1, 5-2 21-year-old Hyeon retired due to severe blistering on the bottom of his left foot. In a game that lasted 63 minutes, Federer was too much for Hyeon but he was not happy with the way the semi-final clash ended. “I know he has had a problem with a blister, I’ve played with them a lot and they hurt a lot,” Federer said after the game.“It is better to stop. I’m incredibly happy to be in the final but not like this. He has had such a wonderful tournament.”In the final, Federer will now face Croatian Marin Cilic who defeat Kyle Edmund in the other semi-final on Thursday, January 25.Women’s doubles final Hungarian Timea Babos and France’s Kristina Mladenovic are the 2018 Australian Open Women’s Double champions after beating Russian duo Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-3 in the final on Friday. This is Mladenovic’s second major women’s doubles title after she won at the 2016 French Open crown with compatriot Caroline Garcia.
