Roger Federer, 33, needed just 39 minutes to eliminate Australian wildcard James Duckworth 6-0 6-1 in Friday night’s quarterfinal.
He took the court after Brisbane second seed Kei Nishikori claimed the game’s rising stars were this year ready to end the reign of Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.
World No.5 Nishikori tipped the likes of himself, reigning US Open champ Marin Cilic, big-serving world No.8 Milos Raonic and Federer-clone Dimitrov to take the next step in 2015.
It was an argument that appeared to gain momentum after Djokovic and Nadal suffered surprise losses this week at the Qatar Open in Doha.
A test now looms for Federer after the 17-time grand slam champ booked a semifinal showdown with world No.11 Dimitrov of Bulgaria.
Roger Federe necesito solo de 39 minutos para superar al invitado Australiano James Duckworth 6-1 y 6-0 en cuartos de final del Internacional de tenis de Brisbane…
Federer salto al rectangulo despues que el Japones Kei Nishikori numero 5 del mundo, tuviera una brillante actuación ante el campeon del USA Marin Cilic…
Nishikori esta listo para intentar acabar con el reinado de Federer, Nadal, Djokovic y Murray.
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