WilkerCSBD Posted March 12, 2021 Posted March 12, 2021 The Swiss Roger Federer returned to compete on the court this Wednesday, 405 days later, in the Doha tournament, where he fought for more than 2 hours and defeated the British Daniel Evans by 7-6 (8), 3-6 and 7 -5. The Helvetian, who had not competed officially since the Australian Open in 2020, showed his quality, despite not offering the best version of him after a year standing and two operations on his right knee. The Swiss Roger Federer returned to compete on the court this Wednesday, 405 days later, in the Doha tournament, where he fought for more than 2 hours and defeated the British Daniel Evans by 7-6 (8), 3-6 and 7 -5. The Helvetian, who had not competed officially since the Australian Open in 2020, showed his quality, despite not offering the best version of him after a year standing and two operations on his right knee. Before a much more rolled tennis player like the British, number 28 in the world, Federer mixed excellent moments on the court with a good bag of unforced errors, a symbol of the rust on his racket due to the long break. He struggled to adapt to the rest on the first serve and did not force a single break ball, necessitating a tiebreaker, in which he fell 2-4. He then saved a set ball to gain a lead on the scoreboard. The best thing for Federer was his good humor. Even when a single right hand was hit at a set point in his favor, he managed a smile, showing that he is happy to be able to compete again. When the game got physical, Evans raised the bar and began to take advantage of the mistakes of the 20-title Grand Slam champion. He accelerated to 6-3 and caused Federer's first duel in 400 days to be decided in the third set. A last quarter in which Federer suffered the ravages of a lack of rhythm, while Evans was unable to take advantage of his opportunities. He set the Brit on two break balls in the seventh game, but missed. Neither did the Swiss when a nervous Evans conceded a match ball in the 10th game. He saved Evans with a serve and volley play and held the serve, but when he had to serve again to stay in the game, he trembled again. At the second match point he collapsed. Next rounds Federer's next opponent will be the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, who defeated Tunisian Malek Jaziri 6-2 by a double. It will be the second duel between Basilashvili and Federer after the Swiss's victory in Australia 2016. In the rest of the day, the victory of Dominic Thiem against Aslan Karatsev, semi-finalist in Australia, stood out. Djokovic broke another Federer record The Austrian rallied a set against and won 6-7 (5), 6-3 and 6-2 in his first match since the Australian Grand Slam. Thiem, who was reunited with Nicolás Massú, absent in Australia due to covid-19, will face Roberto Bautista in the quarterfinals, who beat Alexander Bublik in two sets. Andrey Rublev, champion in Rotterdam, also passed the round without having to play, since Richard Gasquet was eliminated from the match due to injury, and Denis Shapovalov, who beat Vasek Pospisil (7-5 and 6-4). Before a much more rolled tennis player like the British, number 28 in the world, Federer mixed excellent moments on the court with a good bag of unforced errors, a symbol of the rust on his racket due to the long break. He struggled to adapt to the rest on the first serve and did not force a single break ball, necessitating a tiebreaker, in which he fell 2-4. He then saved a set ball to gain a lead on the scoreboard. The best thing for Federer was his good humor. Even when a single right hand was hit at a set point in his favor, he managed a smile, showing that he is happy to be able to compete again. When the game got physical, Evans raised the bar and began to take advantage of the mistakes of the 20-title Grand Slam champion. He accelerated to 6-3 and caused Federer's first duel in 400 days to be decided in the third set. A last quarter in which Federer suffered the ravages of a lack of rhythm, while Evans was unable to take advantage of his opportunities. He set the Brit on two break balls in the seventh game, but missed. Neither did the Swiss when a nervous Evans conceded a match ball in the 10th game. He saved Evans with a serve and volley play and held the serve, but when he had to serve again to stay in the game, he trembled again. At the second match point he collapsed. Next rounds Federer's next opponent will be the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, who defeated Tunisian Malek Jaziri 6-2 by a double. It will be the second duel between Basilashvili and Federer after the Swiss's victory in Australia 2016. In the rest of the day, the victory of Dominic Thiem against Aslan Karatsev, semi-finalist in Australia, stood out. Djokovic broke another Federer record The Austrian rallied a set against and won 6-7 (5), 6-3 and 6-2 in his first match since the Australian Grand Slam. Thiem, who was reunited with Nicolás Massú, absent in Australia due to covid-19, will face Roberto Bautista in the quarterfinals, who beat Alexander Bublik in two sets. Andrey Rublev, champion in Rotterdam, also passed the round without having to play, since Richard Gasquet was eliminated from the match due to injury, and Denis Shapovalov, who beat Vasek Pospisil (7-5 and 6-4).
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