While all the matches played so far have been between top ranking stars and unseeded or very low ranking players, some almost unknown, the opponent that world no.2 Roger Federer is to face in his second round match is the one who is very well known to the Swiss - Nikolay Davydenko, the 40th ranked from Russia.
Nikolay Davydenko met Roger Federer ten years earlier at Milan in 2002 and has since played NINETEEN matches against the Swiss, winning only two - which means Roger Federer has overpowered the Russian in the remaining SEVENTEEN matches.
Both aged 31 years, played their last match at Semi Finals of Rotterdam in 2012, which Federer won 6-3, 6-4, after losing the first set 4-6 to the Russian.
Federer, though now aging, has already said that he would be playing selectively, and training more to ensure his longevity for quite sometime now. However, this time he has his eyes set on the title, like Andy Murray and of course the defending champion Djokovic, and will be putting in his best to win the title.
It remains to be seen how best and easily he can overcome his opponents, without tiring out himself for the final show. But for now, it is his old rival Nikolay Davydenko who is to be tackled with at Rod Laver Arena tomorrow.
The match is scheduled at 08:00 GMT Thursday 17, January at Rod Laver Arena.
If you are one of the fans located at different destination and miss the chance to visit the stadium to watch your favorite team, You can now watch the match live on your laptop or desktop computer, FREE, provided you have an internet connection, from the links given below:
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