Roger Federer after the victory Melbourne: Roger Federer made a winning return to competitive tennis after six months out of the game on Monday. He thrilled a packed Rod Laver Arena as he beat qualifier Juergen Melzer 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the Australian Open second round. Next up in the second round on Wednesday, however, is another qualifier in American Noah Rubin. The 21-year-old hammered 77th-ranked Portuguese Gastao Elias 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to storm into the second round, preserving his injured knee for a stiffer test against Italian Andreas Seppi next. Kyrgios has always spoken of the 17-time Grand Slam champion Federer with reverence.

Source: The Telegraph January 16, 2017 22:20 UTC