ROGER FEDERER

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.

Hopman Cup director Paul Kilderry has heaped praise on Roger Federer's remarkable 2017 season as the world number two gets ready to kick off his season in Perth.

Federer suffered a knee injury a day after his 2016 Australian Open semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic which resulted in him requiring surgery.

Henman believes that both Federer and Nadal go in as favourites for the Australian Open should they be 100% fit and no one should be surprised by their achievements.

With all the preparation behind him, Raonic expects Djokovic to make a blast in the Australian Open, trumping the likes of Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Wawrinka last featured at Wimbledon in July when he was sent packing in the first round after his shock loss to Daniil Medvedev.