'Fed' ready to launch his 2016 season

Roger Federer said on Saturday he was looking at defending his Brisbane International title as a launch-pad to the new season.

The 17-time Swiss Grand Slam champion arrived in Australia on Saturday with Sunday's Brisbane International tournament as his lead-up to this month's Australian Open in Melbourne.

Federer, 34, who won six titles including Brisbane last year and reached the final of both Wimbledon and the US Open, is up against world No 8 Kei Nishikori, No14 Milos Raonic and No 28 Grigor Dimitrov in this year's Brisbane tournament.