Roger Federer had a great start at the Australian Open to concede just 5 games to Nikoloz Basilashvili. The Swiss Maestro dismissed the Georgian 6-2 6-1 6-2 in just 72 minutes. The only “awkward moment” for the Maestro was when he dropped a service game in the opening set when he was already 4-1 and 2 breaks up. Besides that, it was a nice “tennis lesson”.
Roger Federer has landed on Rod Laver Arena #ausopen https://t.co/bKj2qOOI17
— Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) January 18, 2016
Federer: Finally I was able to focus
Roger commented “That was a good match. I’m really pleased how I was able to play. Definitely gives me a bit of a lift in confidence because this year I haven’t been able to play properly yet. I had some decent matches in Brisbane, but it was all under a cloud knowing that I wasn’t 100 per cent.
But this was a match where I was able to focus on my game, on tactics, all that stuff. So it was nice to play that way.”
Backhand Magic https://t.co/7mimzfisyL
— Roger Federer Fans (@Federer_Swiss) January 18, 2016
Next vs Dolgopolov
Roger will play a dangerous Dolgopolov in the second round. Head to head is 2-0 for Roger that has never conceded a set to Alexandr.
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