Initially when I started this series I only intended to cover cricketers, but the Australian Open has put me in a tennis sort of mood, and who better to cover than the man who is probably my favourite sportsperson of all time, Roger Federer, the Swiss Maestro.

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It's only a few days and a few rounds into this year's Australian Open tennis, but already there have been some intriguing issues thrown at us.

Ana Ivanovic has again disappointed hopeful Grand Slam crowds with a second round exit at this year's open, going down in 3 sets to unseeded Argentine Gisela Dulko 7-6, 5-7, 4-6. This particular loss caps off a horror 18 months for Ivanovic, who, after winning the 2008 French Open, and being runner-up at the Australian Open of the same year,...