Federer awaits boastful Aussie
(01-17 18:41)
Roger Federer tossed aside old rival Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets to set up a third round showdown with cocksure Australian Bernard Tomic at the Australian Open today.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion had few problems with the 40th-ranked Russian, winning 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in 1 hour 59 minutes in a night match, AFP reports.
The win sets up a match up with the boastful, 20-year-old Tomic who has had his fare share of troubles off court as well.
“It's a similar situation to last year, it's just a round earlier, I guess,’’ Federer said, referring to last year's straight-sets win over Tomic in the fourth round. “It's nice to see Bernard playing better again, he had a rough end to the season last year, so he's had a wonderful start this year and I hope he can keep it and get back to a big ranking.’’
Federer stretched his record over Davydenko to 18-2 with a performance containing three service breaks from 13 break point opportunities. Federer made more unforced errors in his latest match, 42 to his 35 winners.
The world number two is on a run of 34 straight Grand Slam quarter-finals and is on course to face defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final next week.
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