Evergreen Swiss great Federer, 33, brought up a jaw-dropping 1,000th
victory on Sunday by beating Canadian Milos Raonic to win the Brisbane
International, laying down the Australian Open gauntlet to arch-rivals
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
The world number two is now aiming for a 1,007th win, which would give him the title at Melbourne Park.
"Yeah, I do believe that," Federer said when asked if he could claim a fifth Australian Open and his 18th Grand Slam.
"Then again, it's just talk. At the end of the day, I've got to do the running, I've got to do the clutch play when it matters the most."
In contrast to his flying start to 2015, world number one Djokovic's preparations were cut short by giant Croatian Ivo Karlovic in the Qatar Open quarter-finals.
The world number two is now aiming for a 1,007th win, which would give him the title at Melbourne Park.
"Yeah, I do believe that," Federer said when asked if he could claim a fifth Australian Open and his 18th Grand Slam.
"Then again, it's just talk. At the end of the day, I've got to do the running, I've got to do the clutch play when it matters the most."
In contrast to his flying start to 2015, world number one Djokovic's preparations were cut short by giant Croatian Ivo Karlovic in the Qatar Open quarter-finals.
Source: Cricket News Today and Cricket Live Score
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