New import offers Phoenix flexibility
What: A-League, round 11 Where and when: Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, today 7.35pm TAB: Adelaide $1.80, Wellington $4.10, draw $3.55 Phoenix: Filip Kurto, Mandi, Ryan Lowry, Dylan Fox, Mitch Nichols, Nathan Burns, David Williams, Liberato Cacace, Alex Rufer, Michal Kopczynski, Louis Fenton, Sarpreet Singh, Tom Doyle, Oliver Sail, Roy Krishna, Andrew Durante (c), Max Burgess, Steven Taylor United: Daniel Margus, Michael Marrone, Scott Galloway, Ryan Strain, Taylor Regan, Vince Lia, Ryan Kitto, Isaias (c), Ken Ilso, Craig Goodwin, George Blackwood, Nathan Konstandopoulos, Nikola Mileusnic, Paul Izzo, Michael Jakobsen, Jordan Elsey, Ben Halloran, Louis D’Arrigo two games in quick succession, Rudan balked at the use of the word ‘‘rotation’’ in a question. ‘‘Tinkering,’’ he said instead. ‘‘We’ll see. We’re taking an extended squad and that’s normal. The what-ifs come into play. But there is no one game that is more important than another. I don’t look too far ahead.
‘‘Adelaide is the main focus and we’re preparing for that game, but we’ve got an extended squad for the what-ifs and the boys are very fit, extremely fit.
‘‘Whether I need to change things up or not will come down purely to the way they recover and perform.’’ Tennis legend Roger Federer is into a second straight Hopman Cup final – and he’s barely broken a sweat. Federer has enjoyed another standout Hopman Cup campaign, winning all three of his singles clashes in straight sets to guide Switzerland into the decider. The mixedteams event has proven to be the perfect preparation for Federer in the past, with the 37-year-old winning the past two Australian Opens after appearing at the Hopman Cup. Federer feels his game is in good shape yet again, but his three night matches means he has missed out on playing in the Perth heat.