Roger Federer Retirement or Rebirth? Federer’s Confidence Soaring in Australian Open Quarterfinals Vs. Andy Murray [VIDEO] : TENNIS : Sports World News

World’s former No. 1 tennis participant Roger Federer stored getting requested throughout an extended 2013 season wherein he failed to succeed in the semifinals of a Grand Slam occasion for the primary time in 11 years whether or not he was contemplating retirement.

The 2014 Australian Open is proving to be his reply as to why he is not.

Federer, the No. 6 seed, has gained 4 matches in Melbourne with out dropping a set and can tackle No. 4 Andy Murray within the quarterfinals on Wednesday. He bought there by routing 10^th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight units through the fourth spherical.

And the Swiss star, who holds the report for many weeks at No. 1 on the earth with 302, is stuffed with confidence as he heads into his match towards Murray, who’s getting back from again surgical procedure final fall.

“I haven’t got doubts anymore,” Federer told the Daily Mirror. “For me, personally, I’ve overcome it. I do know I am going undoubtedly in the correct route. This match towards Tsonga was a giant take a look at for me. I do not want Murray to have an additional take a look at.

“What I’ve proven during the last three to 4 months to myself is that I am extra assured, that I do know I am probably going to play OK in my subsequent match, which wasn’t at all times the case halfway via final 12 months, once I did not know the way I used to be going to really feel through the match.”

Murray beat Federer in 5 units eventually 12 months’s Australian Open, however Federer’s final Grand Slam championship got here within the 2012 Wimbledon closing towards Murray. The Scot owns an 11-9 profession report over Federer.

Murray, who briefly misplaced his focus towards Stephane Robert within the fourth spherical and misplaced his first set of the match earlier than rebounding with a four-set victory, is utilizing final 12 months’s Australian Open outcome to decrease Federer’s spirits.

“Final 12 months is fairly related as a result of it is on the identical court docket, and it will likely be underneath the identical circumstances,” Murray mentioned. “However, in a person sport, any day is a brand new day. Something can occur.”

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