Roger Federer has special memories of Melbourne, says Tournament Director
Roger Federer will seek his 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open where he has won in the last two years. The Tournament Director Craig Tiley looks forward to welcoming the Swiss and all the top players back in Melbourne. 'It’s an exciting time of year and we can’t wait to welcome this exceptionally strong player field to Melbourne for Australian Open 2019', said Tiley. 'It’s always special to see our defending champions – Caroline (Wozniacki) had her first Grand Slam win here last year so will be keen to start 2019 on a high. And of course Roger Federer has special memories of Melbourne, having won here six times, something only Novak (Djokovic) and Roy Emerson have done in the past. On the women’s side, we’ve seen a number of new champions in 2018.
Naomi Osaka started her path to Grand Slam glory right here in Melbourne, reaching the fourth round, and building to win the US Open. And after making the final here it was wonderful to see Simona (Halep) win at Roland Garros, and our own 2016 champion Angie Kerber win at Wimbledon. After an incredible end-of-season run this year Novak will be full of confidence. He’s a fan favourite here and loves the conditions in Melbourne.'
Federer will start his new season at the Hopman Cup in Perth.
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