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

With Andy Murray injured and Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal braced to dominate again; can Kyle Edmund take the tennis world by storm?

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.

Roger Federer has sent an ominous message to rivals ahead of the Australian Open, stating he is fitter now than he was 12 months ago.

Defending Australian Open champion Roger Federer will begin the defence of his title against Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene.

Playing in his first match for nearly six months, Djokovic beat Dominic Theim. He afterwards insisted his troublesome elbow problems are behind him.

World number one Rafael Nadal has reflected on last year's Australian Open final loss to Roger Federer and how he handled it.

Rafa will start his 2018 campaign with 16 Slams, which is three shy of his arch-nemesis Federer who has started the year in great form.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are continuing their dominance despite being the in the latter stages of their career.

Rafael Nadal will start his 2018 campaign with 16 Slams, three shy of his arch-nemesis Roger Federer, who has started the year in great form.

Legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri has opened up on his regret of not having coached Roger Federer. He also reveals how he would love to coach the enigmatic Nick Kyrgios.

Federer and Nadal made full use of a comparatively easier challenge, claiming two Slams each to end the year as the two top-ranked players of the season.