While the years may change, the start of it for the tour's best players never does. The top stars celebrated the New Year in Australia with fireworks, parties, and champagne in Brisbane, Perth and Auckland—the sites of this week’s first tournaments of a new season.

The Hopman Cup rung in 2018 with a fashionable gala, with Roger Federer celebrating in Western Australia for the second consecutive year:

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Meanwhile in Brisbane, some of the stars beginning their seasons at the Brisbane International enjoyed Queensland New Year’s celebrations:

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Caroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwanska, Naomi Broady and Kirsten Flipkens got to take in the fireworks in Auckland:

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And the star-studded field at the Shenzhen Open in China got together for the player’s party to begin a new season:

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Happy New Year everyone and cheers to a great 2018 season.

JANUARY: THIS MONTH ON TENNIS CHANNEL PLUS

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Starting with January …  gear up for the Australian Open with 6 LIVE tournaments in the lead up to AO, exclusively on Tennis Channel Plus

  1. Mubadala – Abu Dhabi

  2. Hopman Cup

  3. ATP Sydney

  4. Fast 4 Sydney

  5. World Tennis Channel – Adelaide

  6. Australian Open Qualifying

  7. Australian Open (Best 20 Matches of AO will be on-demand)