Tennis: Andy Murray ready for Federer clash

Andy Murray is ready to face an in-form Roger Federer in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday. The match is a repeat of last year's semi-final, when Murray won in five sets to clinch his first ever Grand Slam victory over Federer. "I've played him around 20 times," said Murray. "You know how you need to play against him, and you know tactically the things that work and the things that don't work." Under new coach Stefan Edberg Federer seems to play a more attacking game, getting to the net 112 times in his four matches at this year's Australian Open, compared to just 54 net attacks from Murray. "It's just a different perspective," said Federer, who cruised past Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the previous round. "He did things his way back in the day - I'm sure things were different back then - but still you can take so many things from his experience. I want to maybe try out a few things that worked for him, try out a few things that he thinks would work out for me this time around. Sure, we'll discuss it, assess it, but he's here now more for support, making me feel comfortable, giving me right advice, pre-match, post-match, discussing it with Severin Luthi, my coach." Murray, playing just his second tournament since recovering from back surgery, is confident after beating Federer at the same venue 12 months ago. "Obviously last year is pretty relevant because it's on the same court and it will be under the same conditions," he said. "But in an individual sport, any day is a new day. Anything can happen. You play 10% below your best and you can be off the court quickly. So whether my tactics are great or not, I need to play a great match to win." Here are the odds at Bet365 for Wednesday's big match: Andy Murray to win - 1/1 Roger Federer to win - 4/5