The Scot will take on Dutchman Robin Haase in the first round and could face Juan Martin Del Potro in the quarter-finals, with 17-times grand slam champion Federer likely to be waiting in the semi-finals.
At a draw ceremony on the banks of the Yarra river early this morning, the US Open champion and No.3 seed was placed in the same half as Federer.
The Scot will take on Dutchman Robin Haase in the first round and could face Juan Martin Del Potro in the quarter-finals, with 17-times grand slam champion Federer likely to be waiting in the semi-finals.
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