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Let us look at their respective journeys to the semifinal, their records against each other and the overall pre-match analysis. Road to the semi-final Federer, who came into the Australian Open after a 6-month hiatus and surprised everyone, including himself, with his performance in Melbourne this year. His rank, which has been his lowest in almost 16 years, ensured that he had to face tough opponents right from the third round....

The 10-time Grand Slam champion from Serbia could face Japan’s seventh seed Kei Nishikori in the quarters while Switzerland’s 17-time major winner Federer is set to meet Czech Tomas Berdych in the second quarterfinal of the top half, Xinhua news agency reported. Top seed Djokovic won three Grand Slam titles among 11 tournament victories in a sensational 2015 season and a win-loss record of 82-6. Nadal to face Wawrinka in the other quarterfinal Rafael Nadal faces a potential rematch of his losing 2014 final against Swiss fourth seed Stan Wawrinka in the other quarterfinal in the bottom half....

Today, the pair, following a strong opening match, were on form against their younger all-Australian rivals, playing some great reflex shots. Lofty serving by both Paes and Hingis helped their cause, with the Australians facing tough returns on the other end of the net. The two ably supported each other, with one player making up despite errors from the other. Employing some able strategy, the two quickly took an early break, and some errors and crucial net cords off the racquet of Reid saw the Indo-Swiss combine race to a 4-1 lead in the first set....

In a match that took an hour and twenty minutes, Mirza and Strycova took an early break in the first set, then running away with that momentum to polish off the first 6-1 as they took successive breaks of serve. Their rivals just about managed to hold serve in that set, surprising given the immense skill of both Sam Stosur and Zhang Shuai, who have had singles success in the past as has Strycova....

Note: Projected routes have been developed based on the assumption that the higher seeded/ranked player will win their respective matches. Rafael Nadal The World No. 1 has got a comfortable first week to get the hang of the surroundings. He starts off his campaign with a first-round match against Dominican Republic’s Víctor Estrella Burgos. Once that’s done, he might have to navigate the Argentine Leonardo Mayer and Bosnian Damir Džumhur in the next two rounds....

Djokovic survived a scare on Rod Laver Arena, but the 16-time grand slam champion eventually moved into the second round at Melbourne Park. Eyeing a record-extending eighth Australian Open title, second seed Djokovic will face either Tatsuma Ito or Prajnesh Gunneswaran for a spot in the third round. World number 37 Struff presented a tricky opening test for Djokovic, especially with Craig O’Shannessy - the Serbian star’s former chief strategist - now in his corner....

The American star started her campaign in Melbourne in style, needing just 58 minutes to cruise past Potapova 6-0, 6-3. Williams was in dominant form from the outset at Rod Laver Arena as she opened her bid to tie Margaret Court’s record of 24 major titles. The 38-year-old Williams is now 19-0 in Australian Open first-round matches. She will face Tamara Zidansek or Han Na-lae in Round 2. AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Craig O’Shannessy says data, AI the future of tennis...

Nagal appeared to be cruising in the first set as he raced off to a 4-1 lead. However, things soon got out of hand for the Indian as Safwat battled back, levelling at 4-4. The Egyptian secured a set point at 6-5, but a netted backhand dented his hopes of snatching the set. However, Safwat played a strong tie-breaker, conceding just two points to take the first set and along with it, plenty of momentum....

In Friday’s summit clash, the former World No. 10 will meet the eighth-seeded Mayar Hany, who is ranked 46th in the latest PSA rankings. The 19-year-old showed amazing maturity and temperament to upset the second seed Donna Urquhart, 11-4, 5-11, 13-11, 14-12 in the other semi-final. Pallikal has been in fantastic form of late and captured her second National Squash Championships title in July, beating the 14-time champion Joshna Chinappa....

As expected, however, Ubisoft’s headache has come to an end, or at least Beiswenger has seen the error of his ways, and Assassin’s Creed 3 is back on track for release. Rather than Ubisoft having to pay out a hefty sum to Beiswenger in order to acquire the rights to his book and for damages, the author himself dismissed the suit. Earlier this year, Beiswenger’s lawyer issued a statement that claimed his client was unfazed by the negative reaction, and believed himself still to be in the right....

Gallagher was a “scammer extraordinaire: a smooth, silver-haired and silver-tongued, Scripture-spouting Texas radio show host,” AARP podcast host Michelle Kosinski said. Overall, he stole a combined $32 million in personal savings from his trusting victims. Since 2013, Gallagher encouraged his listeners to invest in his retirement planning firm called the Gallagher Financial Group. His elderly victims gave him anywhere from $50,000 to $600,000 each in personal savings for investment....

There are a few changes that I expect to see in the mobile version, not because I am very hyped about the mobile version but mostly because this will be the first time Auto Chess will come out as a Game and not a Mod. As we already know that Valve is interested in Auto Chess, this also means the mobile release is just a trailer before the movie is released....

The Avs on Thursday sent winger Steve Downie, a frequent linemate of Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly, to the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Max Talbot. Downie, 26 and a former Flyer, is the more useful player at this point. He had seven points in 11 games, largely on the Avs' top line, after tearing his ACL last season. His best season came in 2009-10 with the Tampa Bay Lightning, when he had 46 points (22 goals, 24 assists)....

With Bending based primarily on various martial arts, it’s quite interesting to see how Avatar Generations plans on integrating aggressive Firebending, fluid Waterbending, stalwart Earthbending, and agile Airbending into the game. However, perhaps more interesting is if the game actually includes some obscure Bending styles that Avatar Aang and the gang eventually encounter throughout his adventures. Just which Bending styles are worth the RPG adaptation? 7 Energybending Perhaps the most mysterious of the Bending arts introduced in The Last Airbender series, Energybending was the talent Aang used to rid Fire Lord Ozai of his Bending....

In a high-profile encounter between the two top 10 women’s singles players, Sindhu squandered a 9-6 lead to concede the first game to Zhang 13-15. The World Tour Finals champion has had mixed fortunes so far in Season 4, beating Carolina Marin in her first match but losing to Sung Ji Hyun in her second encounter. The World No. 3 made a strong 6-3 start. The Indian looked in control of the proceedings until the 10th ranked Zhang’s persistence paid off....

While Dragon Quest Treasures has an excellent campaign, the game also features stacks of exciting side quests that provide the opportunity for narrative exposition, exploration of the map, and really getting a feel for the title’s mechanics. Out of all the side quests from Dragon Quest Treasures, these really showcase some of the game’s greatest strengths. 10 Training Camp: The Basics Located at the Paternoggin, players can unlock the Training Camp: the Basics side quest by talking to Captain Levanter....

Not only will players encounter personal stories in Gotham Knights, but they will be faced with some of the worst and deadliest villains from Batman’s Rogues Gallery. There are some truly villainous side quests in Gotham Knights, as well as some nice and touching ones that tug at the hearts of players, and further bind them to Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, and Red Hood. 8 Clayface When the Knights encounter faceless muggers causing carnage among the people of Gotham, it doesn’t take long for the group of detectives to figure out that this is none other than the work of Basil Karlo, also known as his villain alias of Clayface....

The reasons for the cut content below are surely rational, and it is not like the finished product was lacking in quality. Still, it would have been really cool to see these ideas brought to life. There is surely an alternate universe somewhere where players are enjoying these games with these ideas fully implemented into the final release. 8 A Top-Down View For Super Mario Bros. 3 All the early 2D Super Mario Bros....

CBS had the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback interview Phil Simms, the man he replaced, during Sunday’s pregame. MORE: Jets and Bills give us hilarious play to start NFL Sunday “Hey Tony, how you doing, how’s the seat feel?” Simms asked Romo about the seat that used to belong to him. “Hey Phil,” laughed Romo, “Good to hear your voice there.” Other than the awkward start, early reviews of Romo’s broadcasting debut are pretty positive....