Roger Federer is the number two ranked seed in the 2015 Australian Open tennis tournament, and he'll reap the benefit of that rank in the opening rounds.
Federer will take on an unseeded opponent in his second round match Tuesday night, facing off against Simon Bolelli at 11:00 p.m. ET. Bolelli has not gotten passed the second round ever in his Australian Open career, and Federer will certainly not want Bolelli's first to be against him.
Federer had what was suspected as a fairly easy draw in the first round, going up against Yen-Hsun Lu. But Lu put up a fight against the 2010 Australian Open champion, causing scores of 6-4, 6-2, and 7-5 in the three set match.
Bolelli too had a tough first round match, battling Juan Monaco into four sets before finally ending the match with sets of 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, and 6-1. The Italian will be hoping for a stronger outing against a much more formidable opponent of Roger Federer on Tuesday.
The winner of the match will face off against either Jeremey Chardy or Andreas Seppiv.
Past Meetings
2008 - Swiss Indoors Basel - Federer Win
2009 - Davis Cup - Federer Win
2014 - Davis Cup - Federer Win
Prediction
Roger Federer makes quick work of Simon Bolelli in the second round meeting, beating the Italian in three sets.
