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Bernard Tomic feels full force of Roger FedererIT was a ruthless end to an Australian Open of discovery for Bernard Tomic at the hands of Roger Federer, but the teenager insisted last night it would not be long before he belonged among the game's giants.Federer, a true emperor of the court, effectively stripped Tomic bare with a 6-4 6-2 6-2 rout on Rod Laver Arena to move into his 31st successive grand slam quarter-final.
He will play 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro tomorrow for a spot in the last four as he seeks to end a grand slam drought dating back to his triumph in Melbourne two years ago.
Tomic was schooled by the master last night but insisted it was conceivable he would be on a similar level to Federer and the other champions dominating the sport within 18 months.
"I think, you know, it could be very soon," Tomic said. "I think having played all the top four guys now and Roger twice, I think there is a lot for me in the future.
"I'm always going to get better and better. Looking back a year, I was not as good as now. And, you know, now looking to next year, I'll probably be even better. That's a scary part for me because I know I can improve a lot."
Tomic, who will receive a rankings boost and should be entrenched in the seedings by the French Open at the end of May, has received an education in his best Australian Open to date.
Federer is certain Tomic will arrive in the near future.
"He has massive potential and will be top 10 for a long time," Federer said.
In his opening round defeat of Fernando Verdasco, Tomic learned that within him lay a fighter capable of overcoming a two-set deficit.
The virtue of variety was a message underlined in his win over Sam Querrey while perseverance was the aim against Alexandr Dolgopolov, a man he had not toppled until his five-set triumph to end the first week.
But it was Tomic who was given a tutorial by Federer last night. While the 19-year-old is undeniably a prodigy, Federer placed a lens of perspective on both Tomic's current place in the game and highlighted a gap still wide enough to suggest he has significant work ahead of him to become Australia's next grand slam winner, even given the post-match assertion.
Most have marvelled at Tomic's tremendous array of shots all tournament yet his weaponry pales when compared to Federer.
Everything Tomic can do _ those heavily sliced backhands, the flattened forehands, the trickery of those drop shots, lobs and off-pace shots _ Federer does too.
Not for nothing did Federer say after defeating Tomic in their only prior clash in a Davis Cup tie in Sydney last September that it was not as if the tennis world had not seen a sliced backhand before.
Yet Tomic cannot yet match the ferocious top-spin Federer imparts on the ball when desired. He does not possess the variety on serve to hold almost at will.
Nor can he revert to a serve and volley or net-rushing game if needed.
Federer seemed as motivated by a desire to put Bernard back in his box last night as he was to underline that it is he who possesses the most complete of games.
Effectively, Federer exposed the one area of doubt that still remains about Tomic, that being his court movement.
In years past, Tomic at times resembled a baby giraffe seeking a surety of gait, though it has been disguised to an extent by his ability to read an opponent's game.
The flaw was exploited by Federer, who proved almost a boa constrictor in that, by taking the baseline at every opportunity, he denied his rival time and space, as Tomic noted.
He was caught out regularly by the drop shot. Often Tomic was caught on the back foot when Federer pulled the trigger, with the Swiss champion pulling the trigger at the opportune moment twice in succession to bring up the point that allowed him the early break in the second set.
Federer's ability to rip a backhand down the line was also pivotal. Tomic was often beaten by the shot.
"It all happens so fast," Tomic said. "He's such a good mover. He gets there and can move me, start moving me early. That's when I get a bit tentative and go for my shots."At 4-all in the first, Tomic's tournament effectively fell apart. Serving at 30-15, he believed the umpire erred by failing to call a return from Federer long and watched as the Swiss punished him. A double-fault and and banal backhand error later and Federer was serving for the first set.
"That was what cost me," he said after the match.
From there Federer was dominant as he pressured Tomic into making more and more errors.
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