Higgers demands more of Rebels

Higginbotham replaces the departed Gareth Delve as Rebels skipper in 2014. Source: Michael Klein / News Limited

CAPTAIN Scott Higginbotham says it is time for Melbourne Rebels to make its move, declaring his side wants to become Australia's premier Super Rugby team in 2014.

The club's expectations have risen under new coach Tony McGahan and Higginbotham said mediocrity would not be tolerated in 2014.

"You don't want to be one of those teams that starts in the comp and struggle to get off the ground," he said.

"A bit like the Cheetahs, who are doing well now but took awhile to get off the ground.

"The Force are still working their way up the ladder, and they have been in the competition for a number of years.

"You don't want to take too much time doing that - I think you've really got to make your mark and pick a year to build and get stuck into it."

The star Wallaby backrower said his side was up for the challenge of winning the Australian conference for the first time this season.

"This is our fourth year of the competition and we are really looking to make inroads," he said.

"We want to be top of the conference - we're not looking to just get out there and be tough competition for other teams.

"We're looking to be top of the competition and that's our challenge.

"All the boys are more than willing to put their hand up and have a go at that."

Higginbotham, who has enjoyed a full pre-season after undergoing surgery last year, will lead his side into its first trial game against the Waratahs in Albury next week.

"I had the surgeries in June so I had my rehab from there and then straight into pre-season," he said.

"I haven't done a pre-season in a long time and I don't particularly want to think about doing one again.

"Playing games is the best part about being a footballer, so I am looking forward to it."

The Rebels have enjoyed a strong pre-season with only four players not taking part in full training.

"We didn't have any Wallabies go away this season, which is disappointing," he said.

"But the positive of that is we have had a full 14-week pre-season to all train and gel together.

"A lot of training has been about playing 15 on 15 football, so it's great to have those sort of numbers."

The 27-year-old was recently appointed captain following the departure of Gareth Delve at the end of last season.

This will be only his second season at the club and he said it had been a steep learning curve.

"I think you need to voice yourself a bit more now, which is kind of hard," he said.

"Coming from Queensland, I didn't have much of a leadership role there.

"But I was sort of swung straight into it when I came down here last year.

"I've embraced it - being on-field captain last year was a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to that this year."

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Lee to take a swing at turning pro

Champion Minjee Lee practices during the Women's NSW Open pro-am at Oatlands Golf Club. Source: Philip Hillyard / News Limited

FOR someone who is yet to reach their 18th birthday, golfer Minjee Lee has accomplished a lot.

Currently the Australian number one amateur and having represented her country on the course, Lee is set to play in this weekend's Women's NSW Open at Oatlands, yet the laidback 17-year-old Western Australian is happy to just be playing the game she loves.

"I'm just enjoying playing and it's good to be out on the course with the girls," Lee told The Daily Telegraph.

Having won the 2012 US Girls Junior Championship, Lee's playing career has gone from strength to strength, with 2014 already seeing her successfully defend her Australian Amateur Championship title, beating 15-year-old Karis Davidson earlier in January.

It's no surprise then that Lee is drawing comparisons to current women's world number one golf amateur, New Zealander Lydia Ko, who turned professional in October 2013 at the age of 15.

This may seem like a lot of pressure, however the cool teenager doesn't let this kind of hype take over her thoughts.

"I just take it as it comes," Lee said.

"I don't think about it too much and just go out and play."

This year will see Lee also compete in the Ladies Masters plus the Australian and Victorian Opens, with the intention of turning pro towards the end of year should things go according to plan.

"You always hope to become a professional when you start playing golf, but I'll see how it goes."

For now, though, her focus will be on this weekend's Women's Open and while every player wants to finish in the best position they possibly can, Lee isn't stressing.

"It would be great to get a good result, obviously," she said. "To be in the top five by the end would be my goal."

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Reds considering Simmons shift

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ROB Simmons may have overtaken his Queensland teammate James Horwill as the Wallabies' best lock, but he can expect to play on the side of the scrum for the Reds this season.

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie relieved Horwill of the Test captaincy during the Spring Tour of Europe, and now the same verdict has been reached by Reds boss Richard Graham.

Simmons will have little time to dwell on his top ranking, with Graham set to follow the Wallabies' lead by deploying him as a flanker this season.

"If you look at selection he probably cemented himself as the No.1 lock in Australia (last year),'' Graham said of Simmons.

"Rob and I have talked about (playing in the back row) at various levels and I know if the opportunity arises he'd be happy to play there for us.''

Simmons showed promise in his only start as a blindside flanker against Italy last year.

McKenzie instigated the experiment to squeeze more lineout jumpers into the pack, and because he wanted to make more of Simmons's efficiency in defence.

Simmons said he would be happy to play anywhere for the Reds.

Still, like most members of the tight five, he revels in the opportunity to take a gallop in open space.

"I got the ball in the hand a bit more (for the Wallabies), but at the end of the day I'm a second-rower and that's where my focus is,'' the 24-year-old said.

"It didn't change my game too much when I did play there.''

Graham will be flush with fit second-rowers and loose forwards when the Reds kick off their trials against the Chiefs in Toowoomba on February 8.

He already has a Test-quality backrow mixture, headed by Liam Gill, Jake Schatz and big improver Ed Quirk.

Curtis Browning will press for a starting spot at No.8 or blindside flanker but there could also be a role there for Simmons.

"There's an opportunity for us because we've got some good depth in the second row,'' Graham said.

"A shift from second row to blindside flanker isn't a big stretch for him.''

Meanwhile, research has revealed Queensland last year overtook New South Wales as the leading state for rugby participation.

The Australian Rugby Union's Annual Participation Census revealed playing numbers in Queensland grew by 37 per cent to 259,690 in 2013.

Sevens rugby has been a major driver of participation, while 35,000 women laced up boots last season to further increase the numbers.

"As rugby prepares to become an Olympic sport in Rio 2016, it is pleasing that a significant number of young male and female Queenslanders are getting their first experiences of rugby through our rugby sevens programs," Queensland Rugby Union chief executive Jim Carmichael said in a statement.

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Secret tests to resurrect Godzilla

Rick Kelly with his Jack Daniel's Nissan V8 Supercar. Picture: supplied Source: Supplied

NISSAN driver Rick Kelly flew out this week for secret test drive of the latest incarnation of legendary supercar Godzilla.

Kelly will pilot the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 in next month's Bathurst 12-hour, Godzilla's first trip back to Mount Panorama since the controversial 1992 visit when fans booed Jim Richards and Mark Skaife on the winner's podium.

But first up is two days of testing at Kuala Lumpur's Sepang Circuit, home to the Malaysian Grand Prix

"The test is a huge bonus for me," said Rick Kelly.

"Having the opportunity to join Nismo's global team is very exciting. I've been in V8 Supercars now for over a decade and I've only ever driven for two teams.

Rick Kelly behind the wheel of a Nissan GT-R at Sepang. Source: Supplied

"There hasn't been many chances for me to drive other cars for other teams, so this will be a whole new challenge.

"It's important that I get this test under my belt because we want to head to Bathurst in the strongest possible position.

Kelly will be part of a four-driver team - Katsumasa Chiyo (Japan), Wolfgang Reip (Belgium) and Alex Buncombe (UK) as Nissan go all out to conquer the mountain once again.

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Godzilla raced at Bathurst three times for consecutive wins in 1991-92 - and the Japanese manufacturer will fly over 20 dedicated engineers from its high performance unit, Nismo.

Today's testing will be Kelly's only time in the GT-R before the Bathurst 12-Hour from February 7-9

"I need to learn how to drive the car," Kelly said before he flew out earlier this week.

"All of my experience at Bathurst will be good, but the GT-R is a different beast. It has a lot more aerodynamics and technologies that aren't allowed in V8 Supercars, so it's going to handle like nothing I've driven before"

Rick Kelly in Malaysia for a secret Nissan test at Sepang. Source: Supplied

Kelly said he was also looking forward to seeing the famed Malaysian racetrack.

"This will be my first time around the Sepang circuit, so that's a nice little bonus for me. I've been spending some time over the past week on the PlayStation, learning what way the corners go.

"Nissan has been very straight forward in what they're trying to achieve, whether it's our V8 Supercars team or this Bathurst 12 Hour campaign. The whole Nismo experience has been fantastic, and we've seen what they have done in the past at Bathurst. I'm excited to be a part of the car's return to the mountain."

Kelly drives for Nissan Motorsport in the V8 Supercars Championship and isn't the only star swapping rides for the 12 Hour.

V8 legend Craig Lowndes who will swap his Holden for a Ferrari F458 Italia, while Australian actor Eric Bana will pilot a Lamborghini Gallardo.

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Reza: I'm no cycling role model

Europcar riders Kevin Reza and Yukiya Arashiro at the start of Stage Two at the Tour Down Under. Source: Sarah Reed / News Limited

KEVIN Reza forms an integral part of the cycling evolution but he doesn't want to be labelled a role model for black cyclists.

Reza, 25, is at his first Santos Tour Down Under with French team Europcar.

The French team has multicultural team tentacles in Australia, including Japan national champion Yukiya Arashiro and Germany's Bjorn Thurau.

Reza is Parisienne-born to Guadalupe-born parents and is the fourth black cyclist from the team to ride at the Tour Down Under alongside past TDU participants Ronny Martias, Yohann Gene and Eritrean Nathael Berhane.

Berhane last week claimed the Tour of Gabon and also won the Tour of Turkey.

Reza and his colleagues, however, are bucking the trend of the UCI WorldTour peloton, which is perhaps long overdue given the other popular world-accepted sport, soccer, has had a huge influx of black players at the top for more than two decades.

Reza said there is no racism among his colleagues in the peloton but agrees that there should be more black cyclists.

"No I am not a role model for cycling,'' Reza said.

Kevin Reza leads out Thomas Dekker during the second stage of the ride from Prospect to Stirling. Source: News Limited

"But there is no racism for me in the peloton.

"But obviously people in Guadalupe are supporting me but, really, I don't see myself as a role model knowing that young riders can make me as an example or take inspiration from me."

Nonetheless, Reza was planning to be French cyclist Thomas Voeckler's lieutenant at the Tour Down Under but those plans disappeared within hours of the team's arrival in Adelaide last week.

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Voeckler broke his collarbone in a training run near Glenelg when he collided with a stationery car before he was set to headline his maiden Tour Down Under.

The accident put an end to Reza's dream of helping Voeckler onto the podium in Adelaide.

The Reza and Voeckler partnership has been prominent in many key bike races throughout 2013.

"It's obviously disappointing that Thomas cannot be here,'' Reza said.

"But we'll always try to our best and, as we saw with Thurau and Arashiro, we're still have a chance to shine and prove we are not here for no reason."

A map of the 2014 course of the Tour Down Under in and around Adelaide. Source: Supplied

But Reza says he loves South Australia's WorldTour race.

"The organisation is brilliant,'' Reza said.

"I went to my first Tour de France last year and this has the same organisation this is a world class race.

"The roads are good and they're safe."

Reza said he took up cycling as a four-year-old and hasn't looked back since his father and brother introduced him to the bike.

This year Reza has targeted a stage or race win and to be a part of his second Tour de France.

"I joined a local cycling club when I was younger, and now I'm part of the elite and I'm very proud of that,'' Reza said.

"I'm not a leader. I have been a professional for three years and this year I really want to win something."

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How Duke won the west

Legendary Hawaiian surfer Duke Kahanamoku in Hawaii. Source: News Limited

LONG before Wayne Bennett was born in Allora, the small Darling Downs township played host to another iconic figure who revolutionised his sport.

Almost 100 years ago, the small town outside Warwick was the first port of call on a Queensland tour by Hawaii's Olympic swimming gold medallist Duke Kahanamoku, the board-rider who created waves of passion for surfing around the world.

Allora is more than 200km from the kind of surf that Duke taught Australians to master but it was on the Darling Downs where he made a splash for the first time in Queensland.

As thousands of surfers hit the beach over the Australia Day weekend they can thank the Big Kahuna for introducing the world to the sport he loved above all else.

He first came to the world's attention at the 1912 Olympics, a raw-boned powerhouse who won the 100m freestyle in the cold waters of Stockholm Harbour, beating Sydney's Cecil Healy, who was representing the combined Australasian team.

Duke was persuaded to come Down Under for a series of swimming meeting in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria and arrived late in 1914. The local swim stars also asked him to teach them how to ride his board like the surfers in Hawaii.

Duke standing in front of his famous board. Source: News Limited

This year marks the centenary of Duke's arrival and the real birth of Australian surfing.

There had been a few other Australian board riders at the time, such as Tommy Walker, but it was not until the Duke showed the Aussies how it was really done on a 250cm board made of local sugar pine that "surf shooting'', as it was called at the time, really took of in this country.

In a special exhibition of board riding at Sydney's Freshwater Beach on the day before Christmas 1914 Duke transformed himself into what one newspaper called a "human motorboat'' as he surfed even while standing on his head.

"As he rose on the next wave one could see his long dusky body stretched flat on his surf board, which was heaving and tossing like a cork on the face of the ocean,'' The Sunday Times reported.

"A moment or two later there was a wild whoop of joy from the Hawaiian native, who could be seen scrambling on to his knees. He got there at last, paddled frantically for a few yards, and then stood up. For a fraction of a second he poised, and then, giving the board beneath him a dexterous twist with his foot, shot over the surface of the water at a tremendous rate of speed.

"So lightning-like was the movement that all one could see was a dark figure flying through space. What a picture he presented as he stood upright, the breakers curling beneath him, a smile on his face.

"To balance himself on the board he simply places the left leg forward. The right is behind in a diagonal position. In such a posture he has complete control of the craft, and can, by using his feet, twist it in any direction he wishes. He can even wheel it round in the water like a flash.''

Duke's board before it was put on display at Freshwater Surf Club in July last year. Source: News Limited

Duke left Sydney on the mail train for his Queensland leg of the tour. The Brisbane Courier reported that he was the star performer at the Allora Swimming Club's 1915 New Year Carnival in the muddy Dalrymple Creek, winning the 440-yard race off a minute handicap in front of the whole town's population of 300. Hawaii's second best swimmer, George Cunha, won the 100 yards sprint.

According to Phil Jarratt's marvellous new book That Summer in Boomerang the pair then checked into Brisbane's Gresham Hotel on the corner of Adelaide and Creek Streets before two swimming carnivals at the South Brisbane Dry Dock, another at the South Brisbane Baths and a river cruise that culminated with a game of touch football against some youngsters at St Lucia.

Duke then visited Maryborough and Rockhampton, where he also showed locals the tricks of body surfing on Keppel Bay. His final Queensland stop was at Mount Morgan where he and George cut down the locals in the handicap events on the Dee River.

He then gave more surfing exhibitions on Sydney's beaches and made teenager Isabella Letham his first surfing student in Australia.

By the time Duke left Australia on his way to more Olympic medals in Antwerp and Paris his star pupil, Claude West, a coffin builder, had became Australia's first great surfing champ, shaping his boards like he did casket lids.

He dominated the sport until 1925 and sett the bar for Midget Farrelly, Mark Richards, Sally Fitzgibbons, Stephanie Gilmore and Mick Fanning to follow.

As well as every other Australian who ever caught the perfect wave for the ride of their life.

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Mowen: Count me in for ACT

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BRUMBIES captain Ben Mowen has shot down speculation he could sit out the Super Rugby season due to an ongoing contract row with the Australian Rugby union.

After shocking Australian rugby earlier this month by announcing he would relinquish the Wallaby captaincy and play in France at the end of the year, Mowen assured ACT fans he would play his best ever season for the Brumbies in the upcoming Super Rugby competition.

But rumour spread in Canberra this week that the ACT captain may not suit up in round one after so far failing to come to terms with the ARU over his 2014 contract.

Mowen recommitted to the Brumbies last year but the contract is only binding when the ARU contract is signed as well. It is understood the sticking point between Mowen's camp and the ARU is the release date for the Brumbies forward.

As with the cases of Drew Mitchell and Berrick Barnes last year, the ARU are playing hardball and won't release Mowen to move to France until after the third Bledisloe Cup match in October - despite the likelihood Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie won't pick the backrower this winter.

Sources say the fact Mowen currently does not hold a Super Rugby contract - and hence could logically move to France at any time - has been raised in negotiations.

But Mowen has hosed down speculation that he could sit out the Brumbies season as a consequence of the contract impasse.

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"That's more about refining a little bit of detail at the end, nothing about the immediate future at all," Mowen said.

Asked if he would definitely be playing for the Brumbies in round one, Mowen confirmed: "Yep, I will definitely be there."

The Australian Rugby union said it didn't comment on the specifics of individual contract negotiations but confirmed the talks with Mowen were "ongoing".

"Ben has indicated to us he will be staying this year to play Super Rugby but final details around his contract are still being worked out," a spokesperson said.

The issue of players seeking early releases from contracts is set to continue as a pressing one for the ARU, with the lure of offshore dollars sure to become attractive for players after the 2015 World Cup.

Contracts currently run from January 1 to December 31, but European and Japanese seasons begin in August and their clubs want Australian players to be available as early as possible. Joining mid-season, however, makes the recruit less valuable.

The ARU are determined to not grant early dispensations, however, as a both a method of maintaining depth in Australian Rugby - particularly with the NRC beginning this year - and as a deterrent to cashed-up foreign raiders.

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Simmons shapes as future hope

Cassidhe Simmons is set to represent Australia in heptathlon at this year's world junior titles. Source: Mark Cranitch / News Limited

COACH Sharon Hannan's anguish over her split from Sally Pearson has been replaced by excitement over a new world-class protege.

Heptathlete Cassidhe Simmons is set to represent Australia at this year's world junior titles and is being groomed to make an impact at the 2016 Olympic Games.

"That (Olympics) should be her target,'' coach Hannan said of her star pupil who has achieved an A qualifying standard and can rubber stamp world titles selection with a win at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in Sydney in March.

Simmons has a long way to go after only starting strength training in the gym last year, but there is growing optimism the pint-sized athlete could break a drought for Australian women in the multi-event.

Olympic gold medallist Glynis Nunn-Cearns was our last heptathlon medallist at a major championships when she won in Los Angeles 20 years ago.

Jane Flemming won Commonwealth gold in 1990 and Kylie Wheeler claimed silver at Manchester in 2002 but neither managed medals at either the Olympics or a world championships.

Simmons is a late bloomer who competed in junior athletics and touch football before taking track and field seriously.

"I was never excellent at one single event but found I could do them all reasonably well,'' the 18-year-old said.

The Griffith University Gold Coast business and sports management student is a true allrounder.

"One at a time'' is how she tackles the seven disciplines - 800m, shot put, javelin, long jump, 100m hurdles, high jump and 200m.

Simmons posted personal bests in five disciplines at the multi-event state championships earlier this month when she needed a gutsy surge in the final event, the 800m, to achieve the A qualifying standard. She made it with two seconds to spare.

It was a valuable learning experience for the teenager who was almost overwhelmed by nerves.

Simmons is in good hands at the Gold Coast Victory club where she is mentored by Matt Stopel (shot), Brett Green (javelin) and husband and wife duo Sharon (track) and Peter Hannan (jumps and strength).

"Now that she's spent a year in the gym she's coming along nicely,'' Sharon Hannan said.

"She's really committed but we've had to put the reins on her.

"She needs to realise you can't train like you need to for individual events. It takes a toll on the body.''

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Cardinal finds heaven in sandbelt

Arizona Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald is a 20-marker who has fallen in love with Aussie golf courses. Source: AP

WHEN your current football contract is worth $120 million you have every right to fly halfway across the world to see what Melbourne's famed sandbelt courses are all about.

NFL royalty dropped in unannounced at Royal Melbourne and Victoria Golf Clubs last week when Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald flew in.

His presence showed tangibly that the magnetic appeal of those courses and Kingston Heath, with their increase in tournament play, does connect with Americans watching TV golf in the US.

Fitzgerald is a golf nut, a 20-marker who packaged up a bucket list of courses and experiences for his dream Aussie holiday.

He braved the 44 degree blowtorch in Victoria last Thursday to play Royal Melbourne when warning signs were up advising players to "reconsider your need to play golf."

Fitzgerald joked that he "needed" to play, just as he did at NSW Golf Club and Barnbougle Dunes in between a Great Barrier Reef scuba dive and an extreme abseil in Tasmania.

Half of the dam by the 17th hole at Victoria Golf Club was used last week to keep the course in top shape during the heatwave so the Australian Women's Open from February 13 can be the showpiece it promises to be.

** GOLD Coast schoolgirl Karis Davidson produced a fine second in the Australian Amateur Championship at The Grange in Adelaide last Sunday.

Davidson, 15, played eight rounds in six days of mostly searing heat to only fall short of Western Australian ace Minjee Lee, 6 & 5 in the final.

The Scottish-born Queenslander enters Year 11 next week but is still hanging out for an invite to play the ANZ Ladies Masters at Royal Pines from February 6-9.

The decision by Davidson's parents Graeme and Faye to leave Scotland six years ago for better weather and more golfing opportunities for their daughter is paying off handsomely.

The Masters field is superb with Karrie Webb, Yani Tseng, Jess Korda, English up-and-comer Charley Hull and Sweden's Caroline Hedwall amongst the top class roll call.

** A HIGHLY encouraging seven-under 65 from Stuart Appleby in the closing round vaulted the veteran Aussie into a share of ninth yesterday when the Humana Challenge closed in the Californian desert.

It was lower than any round he shot on the PGA Tour in 2013 and shows he is capable of reigniting his top level career.

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Murray avoids scare to advance

Andy Murray in action against Stephane Robert. Source: Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

ANDY Murray spent nearly as long dissecting his racquet-smashing technique as he did analysing his victory.

The post-mortem was understandable given how rare the Scot's violent display was and the level of frustration lucky loser Stephane Robert sparked in him.

"Sometimes it's necessary," explained Murray after breaking his racquet when he dropped a set for the first time in the tournament during his 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2 win over the Frenchman, which set up a quarter-final against Roger Federer.

"Losing that set was frustrating because it obviously means you're out there another 30, 40 minutes at least, when I would preferably have been in the locker room.

"My racquet bit the dust. Unfortunate for it."

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Murray, who could not remember the last time he smashed his racquet, went on to demonstrate dryly how "a lot of guys sort of hold it by the throat and kind of throw it face down".

"That's how you would throw it if you didn't want to break the racquet. Whereas if you just go flat with the frame, or if you just hit the frame like that, the racquet's gone straightaway," he added.

"It's not something as a player you're particularly proud of but sometimes, you know, you just need to get some frustration out."

The source of Murray's grief, 33-year-old Robert, only scraped into the main draw when Philipp Kohlschreiber pulled out injured.

He played some stirring tennis once he found his touch in the third set, which led to some entertaining rallies and forced a thrilling tiebreak.

Andy Murray and lucky loser Stephane Robert cross paths at a change of ends. Source: Getty Images

Despite squandering five match points, the first with a double fault while leading 5-4 in the third set, Murray was happy with his performance, racquet-smashing aside.

"I dominated 95 per cent of the match, and for 15 minutes didn't close the match out," said the No.4 seed, who booked his fifth straight Australian Open quarter-finals berth.

"It was pretty good for the most part. He's a tricky guy to play against.

"A lot of guys now when they're on the run, they'll chip and play a higher ball and try and keep themselves in the rally, whereas he kind of goes for broke a bit."

Murray, who is continuing his return from back surgery which ended his 2013 season early, holds an 11-9 win-loss record against Federer.

The animated Robert was pleasantly surprised to receive a hearty ovation as he left Hisense Arena after the match against Murray lasting two hours and 42 minutes.

"I'm happy. People enjoy see my game today so, yeah, it was a great, great feeling for sure," he said.

There was more consolation for Robert, whose ranking of 119 is projected to rise to around the No.74 mark on the back of his performance at Melbourne Park.

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