Great Federer demolishes Johnson with wife Mirka and children in the crowd in Melbourne

Roger Federer breezes past Steve Johnson 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the 1^st round in Melbourne on Monday after playing a solid match to come up against Filip Krajinovic or Quentin Halys in the 2^nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Federer was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Johnson in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break resulted decisive for the Swiss to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.

2^nd set.

Federer had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Johnson in the 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Federer extended his lead after breaking Johnson in the 3^rd (3-0) game before conquering the set (6-2).

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the match was when Roger won 4 consecutive games in the 2^nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

3^rd set.

Federer had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Johnson in the 1^st game (1-0). That was sufficient for Roger to win the set (2-1) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Roger scored 87 points vs. the American’s 52 points.

Roger served extremely well to win 82% of the points (40/49) behind his first serve, and he won 76% points (13/17) on his second serve. The Swiss fired 11 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Roger was pretty effective in converting 56% of the break points that he conquered (5/9). On the other side, the American wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Federer and Johnson is 3-0 for Roger.

Highlights Roger Federer vs. Steve Johnson Australian Open – Melbourne

Federer’s Interview

Roger had the luxury to play in front of his children and his rock Mirka. After the match, Federer commented:

“I think for me really the first three rounds are key to get going, to get used to the pressure, stay calm, when to save breakpoint or 30-all points or whatever it may be. This is sort of the unknown that can be a little bit scary at times.

But today there was none of that because I broke early each set and was able to get on a roll, play freely after that.”

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Next Match H2H: Roger Federer vs. Filip Krajinovic or Quentin Halys – stats

Federer will compete against either Filip Krajinovic or Quentin Halys in the 2^nd round. The head to head is 3-0 vs. Filip Krajinovic and 0-0 vs. Quentin Halys.

Roger Federer in Melbourne

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Tennis Scores at the Australian Open

• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Laslo DjereDjere (6-4 3-6 6-2 7-6¹) – See score progression
• Guido PellaPella – John-Patrick SmithSmith (6-3 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-3 6-7⁷ 6-1 7-6³) – See score progression
• Roger FedererFederer – Steve JohnsonJohnson (6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Daniel EvansEvans – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (3-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (4-6 6-2 6-0 6-4) – See score progression
• Richard BerankisBerankis – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-4 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Gregoire BarrereBarrere – Mohamed SafwatSafwat (6-7⁸ 7-6¹ 6-4 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Andrew HarrisHarris (6-3 6-1 6-3) – See score progression
• Sam QuerreyQuerrey – Borna CoricCoric (6-3 6-4 6-4) – See score progression

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