Roger Federer celebrates career with exhibition matches at Australian Open kick-off
The Australian Open’s first formal opening ceremony became the Roger Federer show on the eve of the season-opening major. The band Crowded House played a hit-filled setlist to a capacity crowd in the 15,000-seat Rod Laver Arena. Laver himself, 87, sat courtside. Record-setting champion Novak Djokovic watched from the stands. Federer, a six-time Australian Open…