Former ATP World Tour stars Todd Woodbridge, Thomas Johansson, Mark Philippoussis and Pat Cash look at the chances of Roger Federer at the 2017 Australian Open.
World No. 50 Mischa Zverev takes on four-time former champion Roger Federer at the Australian Open on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals. ATPWorldTour.com reveals 10 things you need to know about the German. 1) Is a 29-year-old left-hander who plays a serve and volley game - he came to net 118 times in his fourth-round Australian Open win over Andy Murray. 2) Two years ago, he was No. 1,067 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Next week, he is projected to surpass his career-high ranking of No. 45 on 8 June 2009. 3) He won through qualifying a record 10 times last year to make tour-level main draw events. 4) Earlier this month, he and...
Rafael Nadal recorded his fifth straight victory – and 13th win overall in 15 meetings – against Gael Monfils at the Australian Open in just under three hours on Monday night for a place in his 30th Grand Slam championship quarter-final. Ninth seed Nadal, who beat Roger Federer for the 2009 title, improved to 49-10 at Melbourne Park with a 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over fellow 30-year-old Monfils, the No. 6 seed from France. The 30 year old’s win denied Monfils his 250th tour-level match win on hard courts and gave the Spanish superstar his first Grand Slam victory over a player in the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings since beating then No. 2-ranked Novak Djokovic in...