Roger Federer

Roger Federer won his 20th Grand Slam title at the 2018 Australian Open. Stefan Edberg believes it will be difficult to replace him once the Swiss ace retires.

Roger Federer won his 20th Grand Slam title at the 2018 Australian Open to make it eight titles in just over 12 months.

Former women's world number one Kim Clijsters believes newly crowned Australian Open champion Roger Federer could retire in "two or three years".

Roger Federer won his 20th men's singles Grand Slam title at the 2018 Australian Open to make it three majors in 12 months.

Toni Nadal continually reminds Rafael Nadal to adapt to keep pace with Roger Federer at the summit of men's tennis.

Nadal retired in the fifth set of his quarter-final match against Marin Cilic in the Australian Open because of a hip injury, ending his hopes of a 17th Grand Slam title.

Kyrgios has beaten the likes of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic in his career which adds credibility to Laver's claims.

Rod Laver believes there is one thing that separates Roger Federer apart from the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and the rest of the Tour.

Managing his schedule effectively will be key to sustain his current run of form, according to Roger Federer.

Pat Cash believes Australian Open champion Roger Federer has one more goal in tennis after winning his 20th Grand Slam.

Federer won his 20th title at the Australian Open, beasting Marin Cilic in an engrossing contest, which lasted five sets.

Federer was pegged back by Cilic twice and had to rely on all his experience to emerge victorious in five sets.

Federer will now face his opponent in last year's Wimbledon final Cilic on Sunday [28 January] after the Croat dumped out new British hope Kyle Edmund

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Marin Cilic has booked his place in the Australian Open final after beating Briton Kyle Edmund in straight sets.

Rafael Nadal is targetting a return from the hip injury that forced his Australian Open withdrawal at the Mexican Open next month.

Federer will take on Marton Fucsovics in the fourth round. The unseeded 25-year-old beat Argentine Nicolas Kicker 6-3 6-3 6-2 to earn his spot opposite the all-time great.

Roger Federer tried to have his second round match against Jan Lennard Struff moved to the evening to avoid the searing temperatures at the Australian Open.

The nominees for the Laureus World Sports Awards are headlined by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, while there is a raft of British interest.

Roger Federer is worried he might not be able to repeat his "fairytale" 2017 triumph despite easing into the second round with a confident straight-sets win over Aljaz Bedene.

Roger Federer is currently defending his Australian Open crown in Melbourne and has no plans to retire from the game in the short-term.

The six-time Australian Open champion cut an emotional figure after the game, embracing the crowd for their support.

Novak Djokovic's situation is akin to that of Roger Federer in 2017 when the Swiss ace also came back from a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Roger Federer had an extremely successful 2017 campaign following the same schedule, going on to win seven titles, including the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Andy Murray's ex-coach Mark Petchey believes Rafael Nadal has an equal chance with Roger Federer of winning the Australian Open.

Nadal is hoping to be at his best for the tournament and wants to keep all expectations aside when he takes on Estrella Burgos in the first round.

Nadal suffered a knee injury at the end of last year which saw him pull out of the Paris Masters and the ATP World Tour Finals.

The current season will be made more difficult by the return of Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka, who missed the 2017 campaign through injury.

Djokovic returned to action in an exhibition match, in what was his first showdown in nearly six months in the victory over Dominic Thiem at Kooyong.

Roger Federer has been backed over Rafael Nadal to win the Australian Open for the second year in a row.