Bernard Tomic returns serve at Roger Federer: ‘You’re nowhere near Djokovic’

Sears, also the coach of Ana Ivanovic, spent Saturday night in a Melbourne hospital but is understood to be stable and hoping to being released on Sunday.

“I have had those conversations with them, that hard work brings you somewhere, ” said the Swiss star who has won a record 17 Grand Slams.

“Since I was 18, my life changed in Australia. I didn’t feel I was in a great rhythm, wasn’t hitting the ball clean at the start”.

Murray’s wife, Kim, is now at home expecting their first child to be born within the next few weeks.

Bernard Tomic has really put the “burn” into Bernie.

Murray had never dropped a set to Tomic in the pair’s three previous meetings but a question mark surrounded his focus after the unnerving events over the weekend. “Anything is possible now in this position”, Tomic said before his third tilt at a last-eight spot in four years.

But Bolelli, the world No.58, found a rhythm against Tomic to force and win a third-set tiebreak.

Raonic cruised to the first two sets, then watched as Wawrinka attempted to come back from two sets down for the seventh time in his career.

There is no doubting Tomic’s talent.

The Australian is coming off his best season, yes, but his fourth-round result at Melbourne Park was the furthest he went at a major – and has been at any major, since his Wimbledon quarter-final in 2011 – and he did not beat any player ranked higher than No.8.

Five years have passed since the world number 16 made his breakthrough run at SW19 and only now does he seem to be making positive progress.

Kerber is into the final eight for the first time in nine attempts at the Australian Open and it follows a first-round loss here past year. “That’s why I spend most of my time in Monaco”.

In an apparent jibe at Roger Federer, rising tennis star Bernard Tomic said that the Swiss maestro is “nowhere near” the level of world number one Novak Djokovic. “I think he’s also far away from Djokovic as well if he wants to say that”, he told a news conference. A good tactical plan, or would it be folly to give a player of Murray’s quality the chance to shape the match? “My ranking has to get there”, he said.

“It’s not just getting to the top 10”. “I’ve just got to serve the way I’ve been serving and just believe that I can win”. “It’s about being consistent”.

“We’re all pushing each other”, he said. Playing Andy now is an incredible opportunity.

“Andy’s a cool guy”, Tomic said.

Australian Open organisers have been exploring what they might do should Andy Murray reach the final – and then have to pull out.

“I had a bit of a cold, I’m feeling better and as long as I’m moving well and feeling good on the court that’s the most important”.