Tomic confident he can beat Federer in third round of Australian Open
Australian looks to add the four-time champion to his list of victims, while Serena draws blood
Bernard Tomic says he is ready to topple four-time champion Roger Federer at the Australian Open after narrowly defeating German qualifier Daniel Brands.
The 20-year-old Australian secured a 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (10-8) win in two hours, 55 minutes yesterday to reach the third round and continue his unbeaten start to the year after claiming his first tour title at the Sydney International.
Tomic has won 10 straight matches this year, including the non-sanctioned Hopman Cup in Perth, and will meet Federer in round three tomorrow after the 17-time grand slam champion swatted aside Russia's Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
"What a match it is," Tomic said. "Ten out of 10 now with matches. I feel so confident. This is the perfect time to play him.
"I think I've got a good attitude to win. I've beaten a lot of good players over the past two weeks, especially Novak [Djokovic].
"I'm ready. 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."