Next up for the 17-time grand slam winner is Australian rising star Bernard Tomic , who Federer beat in the fourth round of last year's tournament.

CNN: January 17, 2013 -- Updated 1650 GMT (0050 HKT)

Polish eighth seed Agnieszka Radwanska beat Kazakhstan's world No. 57 Galina Voskoboeva 6-2 6-2 to set up a clash with Germany's rising star Julia Gorges , who is in the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time.

CNN: Clijsters faces Li in Aussie final rematch

Italy put all the early second half pressure on the youthful Welsh line-up and were rewarded 19 minutes into the second period when rising star Falcone scored in the corner.

BBC: Gareth Thomas scores on Wales debut in loss to Italy

Within months, another upscale down-home establishment sprang up in its place, helmed by the rising star Shea Gallante, and it may well be serving the finest, if hardly the cheapest, Italian food in New York.

NEWYORKER: Ciano

Wise firms were following the rising star of online non-food sales, which were up by 18%.

BBC: Shops 'til they drop

But Wasps did well to come back against a fired-up Bristol side who attacked and defended right in the face of the European champions, shackling their rising star Dan Cipriani at fly-half.

BBC: Bristol 23-23 Wasps