Roger Federer delights his fans in Perth after announcing his participation in the Hopman Cup in 2017. It’s has been 15 years since the Maestro has played the last time in Perth; Roger was 19, and he won the event pairing with Martina Hingis.
It is a good preparation. FEDERER
Roger is extremely happy to play in Perth and he thinks that this will be a very good preparation for the Australian Open.
“I remember that it was a good preparation, way back when, so I thought it would be nice to do it again,” he told the Hopman Cup. “Plus I was watching the telly this year from Brisbane and watching the great atmosphere that was at the Hopman Cup when Nick was playing, and Murray was playing, and I thought it would be cool to be part of that.
I like to play in new places, if you know how my mind works, it’s always very exciting so I can’t wait.”
Federer will pair with rising star Belinda Bencic.
The tickets are already available now for purchase. It will be full house.
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It is a very good choice I think.