Roger Federer will face Steve Johnson on Monday in his first Australian Open match. The Swiss will bid to win his 7th title in Melbourne and he needs to deal with the American that has already played 8 matches this year while Roger hasn’t yet competed in any tournament.
The American should be full of confidence as he has just won the Bendigo Challenger, but of course playing the great Federer o the Rod Laver Arena will be a completely different story.
I need a good start. FEDERER
Roger will play in the day session on Monday and he revealed that he is not concerned by the air quality. Talking about his lack of match practice, the world no.3 commented:
“I’ve got to really make sure I get out of the gates quick. Practice has been going well. Had plenty of time to pace myself and do all the things I had to do to get ready. I hope it’s enough. My expectations are quite low.”
Federer is considered as the hot favorite to win the match as per bet365.
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Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked no.3, the Swiss played his last match on the 16th of November when he surrendered to Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals.
Steve Johnson’s ranking and performance in 2020
Now ranked no.81, Steve played his last match on the 18th of January when he beat Stefano Travaglia 7-62 7-63 in the final of the Bendigo Challenger to win his 4th career title.
Currently, this season the American has a 7-1 win-loss record.
Roger Federer and Steve Johnson played each other 2 times. The head to head is 2-0 for Federer.
The last time that they competed against each other, Roger Federer won 7-63 7-64 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) in March 2017.
Roger Federer and Steve Johnson |
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