Roger Federer won two Grand Slam titles last year and he has another in his sights at the start of 2018 as he gets his Australian Open campaign underway on Tuesday.
The five-time winner of the event plays Britain’s Aljaz Bedene in the first round and is expected to breeze past his opponent who has never been beyond the first round in Melbourne.
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He may be 36-years-old, but Federer is still the world number two and he goes into the Aussie Open as the clear favourite with the bookmakers.
This is the only Grand Slam at which Bedene has failed to win a match in the main draw and his wait is likely to go on.
When is Federer vs Bedene?
The match is being played on the Rod Laver Arena at 8am GMT (7pm local time in Melbourne) on Tuesday, January 16.
What TV channel is Federer vs Bedene going to be on?
Eurosport will be showing the match live, which is available through Sky, Virgin Media and BT.
Is there a live stream?
The match will be streamed on Eurosport Player, which is available for £6.99 for a month’s pass or £29.99 for an annual pass.
What are the odds? (Courtesy of Betfair)
Federer – 1/66
Bedene – 16/1
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Australian Open Day 2 schedule
Rod Laver (from midnight)
Cepede Royg v Pliskova
Fabbiano v Zverev
Halep v Aiava
Bedene v Federer
Barty v Sabalenka
Margaret Court
Witthoeft v Garcia
Maria v Sharapova
Djokovic v Young
Muguruza v Ponchet
Tiafoe v Del Potro
Hisense
Konta v Brengle
Kerber v Friedsam
Berankis v Wawrinka
Berdych v De Minaur
Court 2
Lacko v Raonic
Bouchard v Dodin
Petkovic v Kvitova
Thiem v Pella
Court 3
Safarova v Tomljanovic
Goffin v Bachinger
Kokkinakis v Medvedev
Mladenovic v Bogdan
Court 5
Stebe v Marterer
Jabeur v Vesnina
Donskoy v Mayer
Vikhlyantseva v Tsurenko
Court 7
Bautista Agut v Verdasco
Cabrera v Haddad Maia
Zeballos v Fognini
Giorgi v Kalinskaya
Court 8
Kicker v Thompson
Wang v Keys
Monfils v Munar
Pliskova v Radwanska
Court 10
Albot v Fucsovics
Lucic-Baroni v Rogers
Osaka v Kucova
Khachanov v Polansky
Court 12
Nara v Vondrousova
Hibino v Vekic
Chardy v Sandgren
Garcia-Lopez v Paire
Court 13
Benneteau v Daniel
Lepchenko v Sevastova
Gasquet v Kavcic
Putintseva v Watson
Court 14
Ahn v Strycova
Kukushkin v Gojowczyk
Smyczek v Popyrin
Davis v Cepelova
Court 15
Blinkova v Gasparyan
Querrey v Lopez
Johnson v Kudla
Hsieh v Zhu
Court 19
Berrettini v Mannarino
Cirstea v Diyas
Hercog v Alexandrova
Zverev v Chung
Court 20
Safranek v Vesely
McHale v Sasnovick
Donaldson v Ramos-Vinolas
Court 22
Arruabarrena v Hogenkamp
Sonego v Haase
Kwon v Struff
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Roger Federer won two Grand Slam titles last year and he has another in his sights at the start of 2018 as he gets his Australian Open campaign underway on Tuesday.
The five-time winner of the event plays Britain’s Aljaz Bedene in the first round and is expected to breeze past his opponent who has never been beyond the first round in Melbourne.
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He may be 36-years-old, but Federer is still the world number two and he goes into the Aussie Open as the clear favourite with the bookmakers.
This is the only Grand Slam at which Bedene has failed to win a match in the main draw and his wait is likely to go on.
When is Federer vs Bedene?
The match is being played on the Rod Laver Arena at 8am GMT (7pm local time in Melbourne) on Tuesday, January 16.
What TV channel is Federer vs Bedene going to be on?
Eurosport will be showing the match live, which is available through Sky, Virgin Media and BT.
Is there a live stream?
The match will be streamed on Eurosport Player, which is available for £6.99 for a month’s pass or £29.99 for an annual pass.
What are the odds? (Courtesy of Betfair)
Federer – 1/66
Bedene – 16/1
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
Australian Open Day 2 schedule
Rod Laver (from midnight)
Cepede Royg v Pliskova
Fabbiano v Zverev
Halep v Aiava
Bedene v Federer
Barty v Sabalenka
Margaret Court
Witthoeft v Garcia
Maria v Sharapova
Djokovic v Young
Muguruza v Ponchet
Tiafoe v Del Potro
Hisense
Konta v Brengle
Kerber v Friedsam
Berankis v Wawrinka
Berdych v De Minaur
Court 2
Lacko v Raonic
Bouchard v Dodin
Petkovic v Kvitova
Thiem v Pella
Court 3
Safarova v Tomljanovic
Goffin v Bachinger
Kokkinakis v Medvedev
Mladenovic v Bogdan
Court 5
Stebe v Marterer
Jabeur v Vesnina
Donskoy v Mayer
Vikhlyantseva v Tsurenko
Court 7
Bautista Agut v Verdasco
Cabrera v Haddad Maia
Zeballos v Fognini
Giorgi v Kalinskaya
Court 8
Kicker v Thompson
Wang v Keys
Monfils v Munar
Pliskova v Radwanska
Court 10
Albot v Fucsovics
Lucic-Baroni v Rogers
Osaka v Kucova
Khachanov v Polansky
Court 12
Nara v Vondrousova
Hibino v Vekic
Chardy v Sandgren
Garcia-Lopez v Paire
Court 13
Benneteau v Daniel
Lepchenko v Sevastova
Gasquet v Kavcic
Putintseva v Watson
Court 14
Ahn v Strycova
Kukushkin v Gojowczyk
Smyczek v Popyrin
Davis v Cepelova
Court 15
Blinkova v Gasparyan
Querrey v Lopez
Johnson v Kudla
Hsieh v Zhu
Court 19
Berrettini v Mannarino
Cirstea v Diyas
Hercog v Alexandrova
Zverev v Chung
Court 20
Safranek v Vesely
McHale v Sasnovick
Donaldson v Ramos-Vinolas
Court 22
Arruabarrena v Hogenkamp
Sonego v Haase
Kwon v Struff
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