Australia: Swiss tennis star Roger Federer won his 997th match on the ATP Tour on Thursday, but not before surviving an almighty scare from Australian wildcard John Millman at the Brisbane International.


Roger Federer 

Playing his first match of the year after receiving a first round bye, world number two Federer had to come from a set and a break down to overhaul Millman 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in just over two hours. Federer was out of sorts throughout the match against a player ranked 151 places below him, making 38 unforced errors -- most of them in the opening set-and-a-half.