Kyle Edmund during practice
Chung was behind 6-1 5-2 when he retired because of a blister in his left foot that all but ruined his ability to run. I think I played great tournament so far with my level of tennis.
"But he was clearly hampered a lot in the second set". He made a decision to retire in the second set.
Federer, meanwhile, is favored to get to No. 20 on Sunday.
Earlier, Timea Babos of Hungary and Kristina Mladenovic of France became the first players from their respective countries to lift the Australian Open women's doubles crown. Overall, he will be the fourth player after Margaret Court, Steffi Graf and Serena Williams to win over 20 titles or more.
Cilic and Juan Martin Del Potro are the only two to have won a Grand Slam title, with the Argentine bagging the 2009 US Open, and Cilic picking up the trophy at Flushing Meadows in 2014. Having crushed Cilic in the Wimbledon final last summer, Federer went on to beat him again in the ATP Finals at the O2 Arena in London in November.
Asked about facing Marin Cilic in Sunday's final, the Swiss said: "He brings power, he brings everything. I could tell something was wrong before he took the injury timeout", Federer said. Brilliant from the Swiss. He called on the trainer because he was suffering from blisters at 1-4 down. I'll definitely have to look into how I need to play against him because he has some great qualities, especially defensively, like Novak has. A hold for Chung as well but with two holds, Federer has taken a 2-1 lead in the second set as well. It's the first for 58th-ranked Chung, the lowest-ranked man to reach the Australian Open semifinals since 2004. No sweat broken by the defending champ in Melbourne.
Roger Federer in straight sets. Chung should have expected this.
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"The question is with that kind of a game, you just got to take care of your body, also the schedule", Federer said. Some stunning rallies but Federer makes it look too easy.
"I'm happy to be able to make semis in grand slam".
"It's bittersweet to reach the final in this way".
Federer's resounding approval of Chung will give the youngster confidence to push on and achieve big things in the coming tournaments. He can not take Chung lightly as he is in his best form. "I never playing in second week in grand slam, so I'm really surprised".
Roger Federer is chasing history in Melbourne. South Korea's Chung Hyeon shakes hands with Switzerland's Roger Federer after Chung Hyeon retired from the match due to injury.
Federer was detained for only 62 minutes under the Rod Laver Arena roof as he set up a final against Croatia's Marin Cilic who pummeled another young gun, Kyle Edmund, on Thursday.
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