Switzerland’s Roger Federer extended his winning streak to 25 matches to set up a mouth-watering quarter-final clash with Andre Agassi at the Australian Open.

Top seed Andy Roddick survived a tight second set for a straight sets win over Spaniard Alberto Martin in the first round of the Internationaler Raiffeisen Grand Prix in St Polten.

Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic will return to the Stella Artois Championships at the Queen’s Club next month, where he will be joined by another fellow winner Richard Krajicek, making his debut at the tournament.

After the veteran Wimbledon title candidates flexed their muscles yesterday, today it was the turn of the young guns to launch their challenges in SW19.