VIDEO SHOWS: INTERVIEW WITH ROGER FEDERER AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN CEREMONY / FEDERER TAKING PART IN LEGENDS DOUBLES MATCH / HIGHLIGHTS OF OPENING CEREMONY FROM AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2026 SHOWS: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (JANUARY 17, 2026) (TENNIS AUSTRALIA – See restrictions) 1. VARIOUS OF ROGER FEDERER WALKING ONTO COURT AT THE ROD LAVER ARENA / FANS CHEERING 2. FLAGS OF PARTICIPATING NATIONS 3. AUSTRALIAN OPEN TROPHIES BROUGHT ONTO COURT BY BALL BOY AND GIRL 4. FLAGS 5. TROPHIES BEING LACED ON DISPLAY 6. ANDRE AGASSI WALKING ONTO COURT / FANS CHEERING 7. ROD LAVER CONDUCTING COIN TOSS AHEAD OF LEGENDS DOUBLES MATCH 8. SLO-MO SHOT OF LAVER POSING FOR PHOTO WITH LEGENDS DOUBLES COMPETITORS – ROGER FEDERER ANDRE AGASSI, LEYTON HEWITT AND PAT RAFTER 9. FEDERER WINNING POINT WITH OVERHEAD 10. FEDERER WINNING POINT WITH ACE 11. MATCH POINT – FEDERER WINNING POINT AND MATCH WITH SMASH 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ROGER FEDERER BEING INTERVIEWED BY PRESENTER JIM COURIER – JIM COURIER ASKING: "But we're going to keep at it because maybe he'll remember something about his matches with Rafa Nadal here. I don't know. We're going to ask him. He had a couple of great ones, a couple of finals. 2009 he got you 2017, you turn the tables on him. Do you remember anything about these matches?" ROGER FEDERER, SAYING: "I do. This one '09 Truly, I thought that this was an incredible game. I thought we played some fantastic tennis in 2009 against one another.And it was a pity because I thought I played great, you know? So it was one of those finals that, you know, could have but didn't. And then Rafa deserved it there. And he was defending incredible like sliding and moving around the court like no one else ever had. So that was cool match then obviously 2017 I mean the match of matches for me, maybe my career. I'm so happy it happened here and I remember almost everything about that match." 13. VARIOUS FEDERER HITTING BALLS TO GROWN UP BALL BOY TO RECREATE A MOMENT FROM A PREVIOUS AUSTRALIAN OPEN 14. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ROGER FEDERER, ON BEING BACK IN MELBOURNE AND PLAYING DOUBLES, SAYING: "It was beautiful, was fantastic and couldn't be any happier. And just being back here in Melbourne and, you know, with my friends and rivals and just legends, sharing the court is always a thrill. I'm a big historian of the game. I've always looked back at who has paved the way for us. So this is a beautiful moment and celebration of tennis and obviously looking forward to the Australian Open. This is what we're here for and I'm very excited myself as a fan that it starts tomorrow and my opponent from six years ago even came to check me out, PRESENTER, JIM COURIER ASKING: Novak (Djokovic) was here? FEDERER SAYING: "Maybe, he's left now. But yeah, that's spooked me out a little bit." 15 VARIOUS OF FEDERER ON A PODIUM WATCHING FIREWORKS FROM THE ROOF OF ROD LAVER ARENA / FIREWORKS IN THE SKY STORY: Roger Federer has continued to wow fans at the Australian Open, making a headline appearance at the tournament's opening ceremony in Melbourne on Saturday (January 17). The six-time Australian Open champion’s last visit to the country was in 2020, and many fans thought they would never get the opportunity to see him again. The Swiss legend was given a hero's welcome and told interviewer and former Grand Slam champion Jim Courier that he 'couldn't be any happier' to be back in the city where he won the final Grand Slam title of his illustrious career in 2018. Federer played in a legends doubles match, alongside former world number ones Andre Agassi, Pat Rafter and Lleyton Hewitt as well as surprise appearance from former women's world number one Ash Barty. The main draw will begin on Sunday (January 18). (Production: Oliver Regan)
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