Roger Federer had to work a harder than expected on Sunday night before beating Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.

Roger Federer dismantled Andy Murray in the Australian Open final on Sunday to extend his own record to 16 Grand Slam titles and prolong the British drought.

Andy Murray knows exactly what it will take to beat Roger Federer in the Australian Open final and finally fulfill the hopes of a nation. The solution to ending a 74-year drought and beating the man who has won more major titles is simple, in theory.

Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray held off two of the tallest men and biggest servers in tennis on Sunday to set up a quarterfinal meeting at the Australian Open.

"Anyone know what's going on?" asked Andy Murray. He didn't know, Roger Federer didn't know, and Juan Martin del Potro thought he did know -- but he was wrong.