John Millman calls out Australian Open boss ahead of Federer clash

Aussie John Millman is attempting to throw a spanner in the works before he takes on 20-time Grand Slam champ Roger Federer in the third round of the Australian Open.

Federer cruised through to the third round with a comfortable win over Filip Krajinovic and set the stage a fourth meeting with the Aussie.

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Many will remember Millman the 30 year-old Queenslander famously taking down the Swiss in an emotional, sweat-soaked encounter at the 2018 US Open.

But Millman knows the task in front of him in the third round and and has even suggested asking the Australian Open boss Craig Tiley to move the match to an outside court.

“More so just to throw a spanner in the works for Roger,” said the Australian, who memorably beat Federer over four gruelling sets at the US Open in 2018.

“I don’t know if he knows the other courts. He hits on the outside ones, but he hasn’t played too many. I don’t know if he would have played too many matches on the outside ones.”

Millman was understanding the chances of getting the game moved, despite his homegrown advantage, wasn’t going to be probable.

Often a game featuring six-time Aus Open champ Federer and an Aussie would be played on Rod Laver Arena, but the Swiss maestro said he would happily player wherever he was directed.

Federer recalls US Open

Federer remembers the humid encounter at Flushing Meadows that saw him bow out of the US Open against the Aussie.

"I almost passed out when I played against him in New York," a wry Federer said, recalling the match after his own win on Wednesday.

Millman's fourth-round victory at Flushing Meadows propelled him to a best-ever grand slam result and payday, but he knows it will be tough to make it happen again.

"The good news is I'll go out there and you start out at 0-0," he said.

"What you can expect from me, my coaching team, friends, family, what they can all expect from me is that I'll go out there and give it a crack.

"Regardless of the score, at the end of the day, I'll go out there and leave it all out there. If lightning strikes twice, I wouldn't say no to it."

With AAP

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