If Roger Federer is to capture his sixth Australian Open crown, he’ll have to go through a minefield to clinch his 20th Grand Slam crown. Having taken part in the Australian Open draw ceremony on Margaret Court Arena Thursday night, the Swiss superstar watched on as he realised he’d need to potentially beat a resurgent Juan Martin del Potro, six-time former champion Novak Djokovic or Alexander Zverev and 2014 titlist Stan Wawrinka if he is to reach his seventh final at the first major championship of the year. Federer’s first task will be to prepare to meet Slovenian Aljaz Bedene in the first round. View Singles Draw Speaking during an on-court interview, Federer said, “It’s great to be back. I...
Roger Federer will attend the official draw of the 2018 Australian Open, which will take place at 7pm Melbourne time Thursday. The event will be held in Margaret Court Arena in front of a live audience.
The ceremony will be streamed live and include expert analysis of the draw. Fans can watch the draw right here:
Former World No. 17 Bernard Tomic advanced to the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open on Wednesday. Now ranked No. 142 in the ATP Rankings, the Australian knocked out France’s Vincent Millot 6-1, 6-3 in 48 minutes. Tomic, who needs to win two more matches in order to compete in the main draw for the 10th straight year, lost just eight points in the 15-minute first set. He’ll now play American Tommy Paul. Watch Live Streaming Of Qualifying From Melbourne Park Groth, who watched Tomic’s victory courtside, was not so fortunate. American Taylor Fritz beat the Australian, who will retire from professional tennis after the first Grand Slam championship of the year, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(3) for a second-round...