Roger Federer is finally back to the tour after more than 14 months to face either the world no.28 Daniel Evans or the no.64 Jeremy Chardy in Doha. Federer is still ranked no.5 thanks to the freezing of the ranking points. He will aim at conquering his title 104 in Qatar.
H2H vs. Evans and Chardy
Roger has a winning record against Daniel Evans, They squared off 3 times. Their actual head to head record is 3-0 for Federer. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Roger Federer won 6-2 6-2 6-1 in the 3rd round in New York (U.S. Open) in August 2019.
In the following video, you can watch the key moments of their match.
Federer has a 4-1 record against Jeremy Chardy. He lost to the Frenchman in Rome back in 2014 after Jeremy saved a match point. The final result was 1-6 6-3 7-66.
Federer’s record in Doha
Federer won the tournament in Doha 3 times: in 2005, 2006, and 2011. The last time he played it was in 2012 when he conceded a walkover to Tsonga in the semifinal.
Federer reached the semifinal in 3 occasions in 2009, 2010, and 2012.
His worst result in the tournament was back in 2003 when he lost in the quarterfinal.
Roger Federer in 2021
Currently ranked no.5, the Swiss played his last match on the 30th of January 2020 when he surrendered to Novak Djokovic 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
Daniel Evans in 2021
Now ranked no.28, Daniel played his last match on the 9th of February when he lost to Cameron Norrie 6-4 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the 1st round of the Australian Open (draw).
This season Evans has achieved a 5-1 match record. Daniel conquered 1 title in Melbourne.
Jeremy Chardy in 2021
Now the world no.64, the French player played his last match on the 5th of March when he lost to Andrey Rublev 7-6(2) 6-7(2) 6-4 in the quarter in Rotterdam (draw).
Currently, during this season the French player has a 10-4 win-loss record. Jeremy Chardy’s best performance of this year was getting to the semifinal in Antalya and Melbourne.
