Roger Federer has a fine performance in his first match of the season. The world no.6 moved very nimbly and he was always in control even against a rather good Nieminen. In fact, Jarkko was playing really well especially at the beginning, but Roger was able to contain him.
The difference between these two in the first set was a break in the 5th game, while the second set was rather smoother for Federer after grabbing a decisive 4-0 lead. The match ended after 68 minutes. Match Stats
Roger:
The Maestro was please by his performance to comment “Tonight you come out of it and think, ‘OK, I’ve been serving OK, my forehand is going well, my movement is OK, I’m seeing the ball OK, I’m getting used to the conditions’,” Federer commented.
“I expect myself to play a bit better in the next match, even though today was already very good for a first match in so many weeks, to be honest, and against Nieminen who can play very good tennis.”
Next vs. Matosevic
Roger will play Marinko Matosevic in the quarterfinals. This will be the first match between these two!
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