Alex Arthur claims he is on course for his date with destiny as he prepares to take on European super-featherweight champion Boris Sinitsin at Meadowbank on Saturday.

New world number one Roger Federer outclassed jaded Russian Marat Safin to win the Australian Open and then hailed his achievements in Melbourne this week as a dream come true.

Marat Safin ended the hopes of top seed Andy Roddick in a five-set epic in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.

Olivier Rochus’ plan to make Marat Safin ‘‘get crazy’’ paid off in style as he sent the second seed crashing out of Wimbledon.