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Fired-up Federer hoping for another ‘crazy good’ season

Roger Federer said on Thursday that he was fired up after an intense off-season and ready for another “crazy good” year, starting with his Australian…

Roger Federer said on Thursday that he was fired up after an intense off-season and ready for another “crazy good” year, starting with his Australian Open title defence next month.

Ranked third in the world, the Swiss great is aiming for his third straight singles title in Melbourne, having enjoyed a late-career renaissance to win the year’s opening Grand Slam in both 2017 and 2018.

Each of those victories came off the back of his appearance at the mixed teams Hopman Cup in Perth, where he again starts his preparation for the new season by representing Switzerland this week.

Federer’s win in Melbourne in 2017 was his first Grand Slam title since 2012 and came when many had written him off as a contender.

At the age of 37 and with 20 Grand Slam wins in his back pocket, he can reflect on a “crazy good” couple of years, including an eighth Wimbledon title.

Federer will again be the crowd favourite in Melbourne, but he won’t be going into the event expecting another unlikely title, admitting logic suggested he faced a tough task.

“I think with my age people know that if I did something extraordinary that would be amazing,” he said in Perth Thursday.

“If that didn’t happen, maybe it’s logical you can’t produce that tennis every year. You also maybe need a bit of luck, and the draw to fall your way.

“A lot of things need to happen to win any slam. I hope that again it will be the start of a great season for me because the last two seasons have been crazy good for me.”

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