Roger Federer has focused on playing Hopman Cup to open the 2018 season, the coordinators and the player uncovered in a short message. He will at the end of the day, for a moment straight year, play nearby Belinda Bencic speaking to Switzerland in the group occasion that fills in as a prelude to the primary Grand Slam of the year at Australian Open.
“It was the perfect preparation because I was in a good mindset,” Federer said of the buildup to winning his 18th major title. “When I went to Melbourne, I could really look back on some great preparation and I think that’s what also made me win the Australian Open.”
“I’m very happy to be coming back (to the Hopman Cup) because I had the best time on and off the court. The fans were absolutely amazing, there were I think about 6,000 people at my first practice which I couldn’t believe, it was almost surreal walking into the stadium. Off-court we had a tonne of activities. My family and I had the best time. It was just a great, relaxing start to the year. Plus I played some really good tennis and I can’t wait to play again in Perth,” he said.
Coming back to activity after knee surgery and an extensive period out, Federer’s first practice session in Perth pulled in an incredible 6,000 fans – a group he portrayed as “strange”. The Switzerland-France coordinate pulled in a competition record 13,917 fans.
At the Hopman Cup itself, the French group of Kristina Mladenovic and Richard Gasquet beat Federer and Bencic to seal a spot in the last, and afterward showed signs of improvement of the American combine CoCo Vandeweghe and Jack Sock to win the title.
The competition ended up being a flawless planning ground for Federer as he went on win the Australian Open fourteen days after the fact by beating long-lasting adversary Rafael Nadal in an emotional last in Melbourne. It likewise finished Federer’s “dry spell” of Grand Slam titles extending back to Wimbledon in 2012. It was Federer’s eighteenth Grand Slam crown.
