Roger Federer is back at Melbourne Park and many believe that this is his year. Tonight he starts his campaign in Melbourne after getting off to a perfect start in Brisbane. Could this be the year that Roger wins his fifth Australian Open? Join us on The Roar from around 7:00pm (AEDT) for live scores and commentary on this match.
Federer has done it all in Men’s Tennis. With 83 career titles, 1000 ATP Tour wins, seven Wimbledon’s, five US Opens and an 81.5% win rate, the man has completely dominated the sport.
However Roger’s last grand slam title came in 2012, when he won at Wimbledon against Andy Murray. Since then Federer has come close on numerous occasions, yet he hasn’t been able to finish off the tournament the way he would like too.
This tournament seems like his best chance yet.
Firstly, he must get through the opening round. Lu Yen-Hsun from Taiwan is currently ranked 47 on the tour. The 31 year old has been consistently in the top 50 in the world, despite never winning an ATP Tour title.
In 2014 he remained the top ranked player from Chinese Taipei, and earlier this year he beat Juan Monaco in Auckland and he made the QF’s in Chennai.
Tonight he faces his biggest test in Rod Laver Arena and unfortunately he is up against arguably the best player we have seen.
You would love to see Lu put up a good fight, but this will be all Roger tonight. Expect the Swiss to ease into the tournament and win in three relatively comfortable sets.
Join us on The Roar tonight for coverage of the great man, Roger Federer.
Rajeshkumar
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i have been watching federer since long time........truly incredible game in terms of maintaining precision most of the times in the past, and hope this time he would be the winner in Aussie open. best reason for supporting federer is his proficiency in using single handed backhand which only few players do. winning 17 grandslams is not a joke and his last achievement was in wimbledon 2012. since then he came close to winning even grandslams most of the times with unbelievable performance. federer has been the inspiration for most the upcoming players, and also a very good entertainment for the viewers. would love to see federer in chennai and i expect he may come atleast once to chennai to participate aircel chennai open (takes place every year) and beat wawrinka!!!! "Stan the man" Best of luck Federer, i would love seeing you winning more grandslams....and i dont want you to retire from the game as i have always been enjoying your game every time when you come to play. Hope you should be man who owns more no of grandslams on this planet!!! Thanks Rajeshkumar 9962505972
Rob McHugh
Roar Guru
Come on FedEx!
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
Final Score once again: YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 5 ROGER FEDERER 6 6 7
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
A majestic performance from Roger Federer tonight against a valiant performer in Yen-Hsun Lu. Roger had the full variety of shots going tonight in victory 1001. He is back to Melbourne Park and back to his best. Many people believe he could go all the way this year and on the basis of that performance; he can. Loved the way he worked the ball tonight resulting in well over 50 winners and a variety of different type of aces. With that performance, he continues his unbeaten start to 2015. Thank you for joining me on the Roar tonight where we saw the Fed Express march onto the 2nd Round of the Australian Open.
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
GAME/SET/MATCH - Federer. YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 5 ROGER FEDERER 6 6 7
Will Taylor
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and he breaks to love and yells "Come On!" GAME - Federer. Just one game away now from the Second Round. Lu has been valiant so far in this match, however yet again he just dropped his level and Roger pounced. Federer to serve for the match. YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 5 ROGER FEDERER 6 6 6
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
0-40 on the Lu serve. Roger sensing the moment now with three brilliant points. Three break points, Federer stepping up.
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
GAME - Federer. No sign of the champion dropping his serve any time soon. This could be the game where Lu cracks. Huge stages now as this third set comes to a climax. YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 5 ROGER FEDERER 6 6 5
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
GAME - Lu. Lu continues to push on and keep himself in front in this third set. He is determined to get this to a fourth. Let's see if he can step up and be aggressive in this next game. Roger serving to stay in the third set after taking the first two comfortably. YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 5 ROGER FEDERER 6 6 4
Rob McHugh
Roar Guru
What. A. Man.
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
GAME - Federer. Quickly marches through another service game. 9 aces tonight for the maestro. YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 4 ROGER FEDERER 6 6 4
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
GAME - Lu. Another fighting game from Lu. Roger looked to put the pressure on him there but he stood firm. Very good ball striking when he needed it. This has been a really good effort considering the opponent and the occasion. YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 4 ROGER FEDERER 6 6 3
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
GAME - Federer. Another love game for Federer on serve. Hitting his spots beautifully. YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 3 ROGER FEDERER 6 6 3
Will Taylor
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Game - Lu. Great stuff here from Lu. His ball striking has been (for the most part) really impressive tonight. He has matched it with Roger and it has been just slight drops in concentration that has allowed Federer to take full control on the scoreline. Really good competitive tennis from the World Number 47. YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 3 ROGER FEDERER 6 6 2
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
GAME - Federer. Loving the use of slice tonight by Roger. Playing the shot very well tonight with great depth and at the right time in the longer rallies. Working his opponent over with this shot before hitting his winners. YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 2 ROGER FEDERER 6 6 2
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
GAME - Lu. Another really good fighting performance in that game from Lu. I have really liked the way he has approached this match tonight. Striking the ball really well and making Federer hit winners to beat him. The problem is, Roger has hit 42 winners already and as a result of that, the score is; YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 2 ROGER FEDERER 6 6 1
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
GAME - Federer. Roger was pushed their by Lu. He had a couple of chances to break but he could not do it. His concentration dropped a little however he will switch it back on quickly. That's just what champions do. YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 1 ROGER FEDERER 6 6 1
Will Taylor
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Deuce (4) on the Federer serve. His first game of weakness is this whole match, yet he still hasn't been broken.
Will Taylor
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GAME - Lu. Very important hold for Lu. A lot of respect for the way he has kept fighting tonight, even if the scoreline doesn't completely show that. YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 1 ROGER FEDERER 6 2 0
Will Taylor
Roar Guru
GAME/SECOND SET - Federer. Superb from the Fed Express. Saved two break points to hold on for that game resulting in the set to the Swiss. Brilliantly calm and collected today the Fed. Lu is playing well, but Roger is in the zone at the moment. Hitting with great rhythm and timing. YEN-HSUN LU 4 2 ROGER FEDERER 6 6