World number 2 Roger Federer defeated local favourite Bernard Tomic 6-4 7-6 6-1 at the Australian Open. Federer will now play another young gun 13th seeded Milos Raonic in round four. There was an epic five set battle between Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils, with Simon winning 6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 8-6. Simon will now play Andy Murray for a place in the last eight.