VIDEO. Maestro at work: Federer wins tiebreak against Ruud at Aus Open

44-year-old legendary Swiss ex-tennis player Roger Federer arrived in Melbourne, where he will take part in the opening ceremony of the 2026 Australian Open.

On January 16, Roger trained with the Norwegian Casper Ruudand then played a tie-break with him. The Swiss won with a score of 7:2.

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Federer won the Australian Open trophy six times in his career. Roger ended his professional career in September 2022.

The main draw matches of the Australian Major will start on January 18. Ruud, who is seeded 12th, will play Mattia Bellucci in the first round.

VIDEO. Maestro at work: Federer wins tiebreak against Ruud at Aus Open

PHOTO. Roger Federer defeated Casper Ruud in a tiebreak

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