ATP: Third appearance of the “Maestro”.

The groups for the Hopman Cup 2018 are fixed.Also present: Roger Federer and his fellow countryman Belinda Bencic, as well as Angelique Kerber.

Great news for all Federer fans: The “Maestro” will once again compete with Belinda Bencic at the Hopman Cup in Perth.By 2017, Federer and Bencic had already represented Switzerland in the nationwide comparison.

For the 36-year-old and 16 years younger Bencic, the match ended after two victories over Great Britain and Germany.The Swiss team lost the decisive mixed-double against the later champions Kristina Mladenovic and Richard Gasquet from France.

“I will return to Perth with Belinda Bencic in 2018.We had a great time, played tennis on the beach and met a lot of people.I also played good tennis,”explained the 19-time Grand Slam champion on the official tournament website.

With a wink, he added:”And I was the best bongo player in the arena, I have to repeat that:” During the match breaks, players were asked to play bongos pictured on the screens.

For Federer, this is the third time he has taken part in the show tournament in Australia.For the first time “FedEx” competed in 2011.At that time he promptly won the competition alongside his present wife Mirka.The tournament in Perth will be the opening tournament of the new year.Federer’s appearance in Australia was followed by a fable season with two Grand Slam victories and a return to second place in the world rankings.

Next year, another eight teams will be competing for the Hopman Cup.Besides Federer and Bencic from Switzerland, Germany is represented by Angelique Kerber and Alexander Zverev.In addition, local hero Thanasi Kokkinakis and local heroine Daria Gavrilova from Australia, Vasek Pospisil and Eugenie Bouchard represent Canada.

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The Hopman Cup record winner USA will compete with Jack Sock and CoCo Vandeweghe.From Russia, Svetlana Kuznetsova, the old champion, and NextGen star Karen Khachanov are joining forces.With Yuichi Sugita and Naomi Osaka the fans in Perth will receive special guests, because for Japan it will be the first participation after 16 years of abstinence.

The teams of the Hopman Cup