Easy stuff for Roger Federer that defeats world on.176 Lucas Pouille in straight sets (6-4 6-4).
Roger broke the Frenchman in the 7th game of both sets without ever conceding a break point. Before Bercy, Pouille won just 1 match in his young career in the main circuit (Kutznetsov, Roland Garros 2013) and now he had the chance to play the Maestro after defeating boom boom Karlovic and then Fognini all in straight sets.
The Frenchman tried to attach Roger from all over the court scoring 23 winners (2 more than Roger), but also committing 35 unforced errors (13 for Roger). At the end of the day it was an easy one for the world no.2. Match Stats
Roger: It’s good I have spent not too much energy
Federer wrapped up the match in just 1 hour and 14 minutes “It’s good that I didn’t spend too much energy today. I’m into the tournament. I think after five sets you more or less know where you’re standing. Milos has a lot in his racquet. I mean, the way he serves, the way he plays after that. It’s a tough match, but I’m looking forward to it. There is a possible semi-final after that for both of us and also the London issue, so it’s more fun.”
Head to Head vs. Milos Raonic is 6-0 for Roger that has never conceded a single set in the last 3 matches.
