Roger Federer dismantles Chung Hyeon serve to win first set LIVE!

ByEurosport

Updated 26/01/2018 at 09:45 GMT

Roger Federer has made a pulsating start to the Australian Open semi-final by winning the first set 6-1 against young pretender Chung Hyeon in only 33 minutes.

South Korea's Chung Hyeon receives medical attention against Switzerland's Roger Federer (L) during their men's singles semi-finals match on day 12 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 26, 2018

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The defending champion - chasing his sixth title in Melbourne at the age of 36 - broke Chung's serve three times without breaking sweat as the South Korean player was utterly dismantled by the Swiss player's stunning all-court game.

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In what is their first meeting on tour, world number 58 Chung could only hit four winners with Federer unearthing 15 winners before taking the first set on his fifth set point.

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