• Four-times champion says he is pumped up and optimistic in Melbourne
• Federer faces tricky third-round match against Bulgarian Grigor DimitrovThere was a time when the prospect of a match between Roger Federer and Grigor Dimitrov sent a shiver of anticipation through the stands at any tennis tournament. They meet for the fifth time on Friday,in the third round of the Australian Open, and while that special buzz is no longer a given this is still a contest to savour.
Federer looks more in command of his game and played with that easy power so familiar to his fans to defeat the often hard-to-read Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, and 7-5,6-1 in the moment round.
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Source: theguardian.com