Tennis star Roger Federer won the Australian Open championship 2018 with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over Marin Cilic.Federer has won back-to-back Australian Open titles and three Grand Slam championships in all to bring his total to 20 (extending his own record).
The whole world was following the event. The win of their beloved Federer gave them immense happiness. While the Tennis circle expressed their joy for the ace sportsman, Cricket fraternity reacted to the win too.
Cricketers like Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Steve Smith showed their respect for the legend. Here is how cricketers tweeted on Roger's win:
What a man ! No adjectives to describe the legend. pic.twitter.com/yHU9Pt4R5Z
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 28, 2018
Roger Federer is a legend who can't be appreciated with adjectives anymore. #Federer #AustralianOpenfinal
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) January 28, 2018
GrandSlam No 20 for #GOAT ????????I'm running out of superlatives for Genius @rogerfederer @AustralianOpen
— Manish Pandey (@im_manishpandey) January 28, 2018
Defying odds year on year thus proving Age is just a number #36 #Fedex pic.twitter.com/sovvyUZDlV
Great to see @rogerfederer go back to back Australian opens. What an absolute legend! ????????
— Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) January 28, 2018
The legend does it again. What a man ! #Federer ! 20th Grand Slam. Age just a number. Simply the greatest. pic.twitter.com/VsOt8arXq8
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) January 28, 2018
Roger Federer....????....2️⃣0️⃣..
— Shaun Pollock (@7polly7) January 28, 2018
Simply Amazing!! pic.twitter.com/NyIUJhQRrl
All hail @rogerfederer. The greatest that ever was, is and will be. CHAMPION @AustralianOpen. What a man.
— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) January 28, 2018
What a role model.. Congrats to @rogerfederer. #RF20 #AustralianOpen2018
— David Miller (@DavidMillerSA12) January 28, 2018
20th grandslam for the champion @rogerfederer and icon of self belief ! This legend is seriously inspirational ,keep going roger ! ????????
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) January 28, 2018
20 grand slam title, but watching him play it seems like he’s fighting for his first one. The humility and intensity hasn’t diminished at all. Inspirational #GOAT @rogerfederer
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) January 28, 2018
Always a joy to watch you play, @rogerfederer. 20 Grand slams.. What an achievement! #AusOpen #Federer pic.twitter.com/ThN1AbgQT0
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 28, 2018
