Roger Federer

Rafael and Toni have won everything there is to win – 16 Grand Slams, 30 Masters Series titles and two Olympic gold medals in the singles and doubles events

Djokovic has been recovering from an elbow injury that saw him miss the better part of 2017 and rendered him a doubt for 2018.

Roger Federer skipped the entire clay scene in 2017 after winning the Australian Open and reaped the dividends as he went on to win his eighth Wimbledon title.

19-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer is ready to defend his Australian Open title following his first triumph of 2018 at the Hopman Cup in Perth.

Roger Federer managed four wins in four meetings against Rafael Nadal in 2017, three of which came during the Australian Open, Miami Open and Shanghai Masters finals.

In the current year, Nadal has designs of replicating his 2017 form that saw him win six titles, including two Grand Slams – the French and the US Open.

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal will make way for new age stars in the next two years.

Federer was watched by 13,943 fans as he beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 at the Perth Arena, the highest ever attendance at the Hopman Cup.

Federer and Nadal claimed two Slams each to end the year as the two top-ranked players of the season.

Andy Murray has pulled out of the Brisbane International after suffering a setback on his long standing hip problem.

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Brisbane International with a knee problem while Novak Djokovic named himself out of the Qatar Open with a setback on his elbow.

Roger Federer took six months off in 2016 to recover from his injury before coming back in 2017 and winning seven titles.

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray have won 28 of the 32 Grand Slams since 2010.

Raonic had to pull the curtains down on his year after suffering a calf ailment in Tokyo in early October.

Djokovic is making a similar comeback from injury like Federer did at the start of the 2017 season. The Serb ended his 2017 season after his loss at Wimbledon in July.

Both Nadal and Federer had a brilliant 2017 campaign, matching each other with two Grand Slams a piece.

Federer beat Nadal on four occasions in 2017 with three of them coming in the finals – the Australian Open, the Shanghai Masters and the Miami Masters.

Roger Federer has arrived in Australia to participate in the Hopman Cup and resume his preparation ahead of his Australian Open defence which begins next month.

Djokovic will make his return from injury in Abu Dhabi this week at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships

Djokovic has not played since his quarter-final loss at the 2017 Wimbledon. He later took a break to recover from an elbow injury.

Nadal is likely to be back in action for the Australian Open as he recovers from a setback on his knee, which kept him out of the ATP World Tour Finals.

Andy Murray is preparing to make his comeback from injury at the Brisbane International in the first week of January. He has not played competitively for five months.

Roger Federer won seven titles in 2017 and ended the year as the world number two after struggling with injury in 2016.

Nadal won two Grand Slams in 2017 to take his tally to 16 but was matched by the Federer to extend the gap to three.

Nadal turned out to be the greatest ever competitor on clay the world has ever seen, winning 10 French Open titles, with the latest coming in 2017.

Rafael Nadal stated that if he ever loses the satisfaction of playing tennis, that would be the day he would take up a different career.

Rafael and Toni have won everything there is to win – 16 Grand Slams, 30 Masters Series titles and two Olympic gold medals in the singles and doubles events.

Tim Henman had a word of warning for Roger Federer, stating that he expects Rafael Nadal to overthrow his total of 19 titles.

Paul Annacone coached Pete Sampras and Tim Henman at various points in their careers and was Roger Federer's mentor between 2010 and 2014.

The world number 4 enjoyed a magnificent 2017 season on the ATP Tour, claiming five titles, including the Montreal Masters in which he beat Roger Federer in the final.