Roger Federer was toiling away across town at Kooyong, trying to win an exhibition tournament just two days from the start of the Australian Open, where he can tie Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slams. Novak Djokovic, the defending champion at Melbourne Park, was on a plane from Sydney, where he lost to Finland's Jarkko Nieminen in a tournament semifinal the night before, blowing a chance to... More...