<p>Swiss ace Roger Federer said that he was confident of taking on the bigger challenges that lay ahead of him after putting on an imperious show to overcome Jo Wilfried-Tsonga on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Federer put away Tsonga 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to book a blockbuster quarterfinal with Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in the Australian Open.<br /><br />The former world number one, coming off a wretched 2013, channelled the halcyon days of his new coach Stefan Edberg, swooping at the net to fell the stunned Frenchman at an electric Rod Laver Arena.<br /><br />Having suffered early exits at Wimbledon and the US Open, Federer muscled into his 41st Grand Slam quarterfinal, equalling the record of American Jimmy Connors in the professional era.<br /><br />Under the watchful eye of Edberg -- one of the game's finest serve-volleyers -- the Swiss master fittingly sealed the match with an imperious cross-court volley and declared the crisis of confidence that blighted last season banished.<br /><br />"For me personally, I've overcome it, I don't have doubts any more," the 32-year-old told reporters.<br /><br />"I know I'm going definitely in the right direction. I've had a great off-season. I had a strong end to the year. I couldn't have worked harder in the off-season. This was a big test for me.”<br /><br />Wednesday's clash against fourth seed Murray will be a re-match of last year's semifinal in which the Briton won a thriller in five sets.<br /><br />With eight-time Grand Slam champion Ivan Lendl in Murray's corner, both players will rack the brains of their 1980s legends turned super-coaches in a bid to find an edge."He did things his way back in the day," Federer said of six-time grand slam champion Edberg.<br /><br />"I'm sure things were different back then. But still you can take so many things from his experience. I want to say 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. I feel like I can think ahead. I can think tactics. I can think many things out there ... I've overcome a lot in the last few months."</p>
<p>Swiss ace Roger Federer said that he was confident of taking on the bigger challenges that lay ahead of him after putting on an imperious show to overcome Jo Wilfried-Tsonga on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Federer put away Tsonga 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to book a blockbuster quarterfinal with Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in the Australian Open.<br /><br />The former world number one, coming off a wretched 2013, channelled the halcyon days of his new coach Stefan Edberg, swooping at the net to fell the stunned Frenchman at an electric Rod Laver Arena.<br /><br />Having suffered early exits at Wimbledon and the US Open, Federer muscled into his 41st Grand Slam quarterfinal, equalling the record of American Jimmy Connors in the professional era.<br /><br />Under the watchful eye of Edberg -- one of the game's finest serve-volleyers -- the Swiss master fittingly sealed the match with an imperious cross-court volley and declared the crisis of confidence that blighted last season banished.<br /><br />"For me personally, I've overcome it, I don't have doubts any more," the 32-year-old told reporters.<br /><br />"I know I'm going definitely in the right direction. I've had a great off-season. I had a strong end to the year. I couldn't have worked harder in the off-season. This was a big test for me.”<br /><br />Wednesday's clash against fourth seed Murray will be a re-match of last year's semifinal in which the Briton won a thriller in five sets.<br /><br />With eight-time Grand Slam champion Ivan Lendl in Murray's corner, both players will rack the brains of their 1980s legends turned super-coaches in a bid to find an edge."He did things his way back in the day," Federer said of six-time grand slam champion Edberg.<br /><br />"I'm sure things were different back then. But still you can take so many things from his experience. I want to say 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. I feel like I can think ahead. I can think tactics. I can think many things out there ... I've overcome a lot in the last few months."</p>