Showdown ... Bernard Tomic and Roger Federer. Source: Paul Crock / AAP
Bernard Tomic earnestly believes he can bring down the mighty Roger Federer in their third-round Australian Open blockbuster on Saturday night.
Ivan Dodig (CRO) bt Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1
6-Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) bt Benjamin Becker (GER) 6-2 6-4 6-2
Gael Monfils (FRA) bt Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) 7-6(5) 4-6 0-6 6-1 8-6
14-Gilles Simon (FRA) bt Jesse Levine (CAN) 2-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) bt 30-Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2
12-Marin Cilic (CRO) bt Q-Rajeev Ram (USA) 7-5 6-2 6-4
Blaz Kavcic (SLO) bt WC-James Duckworth (AUS) 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 10-8
Bernard Tomic (AUS) bt Q-Daniel Brands (GER) 6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(3) 7-6(8)
21-Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6(4) 5-7 6-7(3) 7-6(3) 6-2
3-Andy Murray (GBR) bt Joao Sousa (POR) 6-2 6-2 6-4
13-Milos Raonic (CAN) bt Lukas Rosol (CZE) 7-6(2) 6-2 6-3
7-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bt Go Soeda (JPN) 6-3 7-6(1) 6-3
17-Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) bt Q-Amir Weintraub (ISR) 6-2 7-6(4) 6-4
Q-Ricardas Berankis (LTU) bt 25-Florian Mayer (GER) 6-2 6-3 6-1
2-Roger Federer (SUI) bt Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) 6-3 6-4 6-4
The 20-year-old has now gone 76 consecutive service games without being broken, and he will need to continue that rich vein of form when he faces the Swiss Master.
Tomic must end Federer's record run of 34 consecutive grand slam quarter-final appearances and reverse his fourth-round loss last year to the Swiss maestro to keep his Open dream alive.
But he can't wait to have a crack.
"What a match it is,'' Tomic said.
"Ten out of 10 now with matches (this summer). I feel so confident. This is the perfect time to play him.
"I've got a good attitude to win. I've beaten a lot of good players over the last past two weeks, especially Novak (at the Hopman Cup).
"I think I can do it ... I'm ready. I mean, I'm not going to say I don't have the belief. I do have the belief now. It's possible. I showed that in Perth, that you can beat these players.
"Now I'm going to try to beat him.''
Federer confirmed the meeting between master and apprentice with a 6-3 6-4 6-4 dismissal of old Russian rival Nikolay Davydenko.
Tomic's last defeat in Australia came 14 matches ago - against that man Federer, who also took care of the dual grand slam junior champion in a Davis Cup tie in Sydney in 2011 and in Cincinnati last year.
"We had a good one last year. We played each other in Davis Cup as well, so we kind of know each other better this time around,'' Federer said.
"Sure it's a tough match.''
Federer said he would need to "play tough'' to resist the Tomic challenge.
"I don't mind the physical aspect so maybe that's an advantage for me, I don't know,'' said the four-times Open champion.
"But I'll try to play tough and fair and hopefully come through. I'll always play aggressive.
"Tonight, obviously there were not that many rallies because Nikolay was doing the same thing, but I have the feeling that we're going to manoeuvre each other around a bit more the next round.
"So we'll see a bit more finesse is my feeling.''
While Federer cruised past Davydenko in third gear, Tomic needed eight match points to put away Brands.
Despite his own career-best serving display, Tomic also found it almost impossible to make inroads on Brands' serve as the world No.120 took the opening set without offering up a solitary break point.
But Tomic turned the match with a flash of brilliance, showing great foot speed and balance to whip a spectacular running forehand pass down the line to finally gain a break for 6-5 in the second set.
He then held his nerve to serve out the set from love-30 down before, incredibly, Brands didn't drop a single point on serve in the third set until double-faulting on the opening point of the pivotal tiebreaker.
That was enough for Tomic to nudge ahead for the first time and, after fighting off seven match points, Brands finally succumbed to put Tomic into the last 32 of his home slam for the third year in a row
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