Federer, Nadal, Murray and Djokovic schedules before Australian Open – who plays when?
ROGER FEDERER has a busy warm-up schedule ahead of the Australian Open, but when are his main rivals playing ahead of the tournament?
Roger Federer is pencilled in to take part in the mixed doubles Hopman Cup in Perth before beginning his title defence in Melbourne.
Rafael Nadal is set to kick off his season at the Mubadala invitational tournament in Abu Dhabi alongside Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic.
The Spanish ace is also due to appear at the ATP 250 event in Brisbane just days later before heading to the Australian Open for the first Grand Slam of the year, starting in late January.
Andy Murray will also be in Brisbane as he targets a comeback after six months out with a hip injury.
Murray last played at Wimbledon in the summer and last won in Brisbane back in 2013.
Take a look through the gallery above to see which tennis stars are playing where ahead of the Australian Open.