Roger Federer will commence his comeback facing Daniel Evans in the 2nd round in Doha on Wednesday at 6 pm. It’s interesting that the 20-time slam champion is used to practice a lot with Evans and therefore they know each other pretty well.
Training with Federer
During a recent interview, Daniel explained that training with Federer is nothing incredibly more different than training with other players, with the obvious difference that the level is much higher.
“It’s been normal. Two blokes having a practice. It’s obvious to say he works hard. Some days we practiced 3 hours, other days an hour and a half, it’s been like most tennis players really. Obviously, the level is a lot higher than most,” said Daniel.
Evans in Doha, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.28, Evans has achieved an overall 6-1 match record in 2021. Daniel is now playing in Doha where he toppled Jeremy Chardy 6-4 1-6 6-2
.Daniel Evans will come up against Federer in the 2nd round. Their current record is 3-0 for Federer.
Evans conquered 1 title in 2021 in Melbourne.
Roger Federer in 2021
Now ranked no.6, the Swiss played his last match on the 30th of January 2020 when he was overcome by Novak Djokovic 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
This year the Swiss owns a 0-0 match record.
Daniel Evans and Roger Federer fought against each other 3 times. The head to head is 3-0 for Federer. Previously, the last time when they played each other, Roger Federer won 6-2 6-2 6-1 in the 3rd round in New York (U.S. Open) in August 2019.
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