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, No 14 Milos Raonic and No 28 Grigor Dimitrov in this year’s Brisbane tournament.
“The likes of Nishikori, Raonic and Dimitrov want to move now finally into the top four or five and for us, the top guys, it’s about hanging on where we are right now,” Federer told reporters.
“I’ve been playing really well for over one and a half years — ever since I came back from my back problems in 2013.
“That’s been very encouraging and now I’m just more confident than I was maybe a year ago as well.”
Novak Djokovic dominated last year with three grand slam titles, and while the wait for an 18th slam title is stretching out, Federer said he was not overly concerned.
“I’ve come so close, I’ve played very well, but I don’t feel any frustration because of it,” he said.
“I’m still happy with how I’m playing. It was Novak’s year, he played so well there’s only so much (you can do) if somebody’s so dominant and he’s got sky-high confidence.''
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