The Swiss made Monday after his first match at the Dubai ATP tournament, which he won simply by Mikhail Joezjni known. The Davis Cup, which he won last year with Switzerland, this year does not fit into his schedule.
“I have often played for my country, ” Federer explained his decision. ” I think, to be honest, I can do after winning last year what I want. ”
The 33-year-old Federer made recently been known that he is from 6 to March 8 would not be like Switzerland in the first round against Belgium record.
Stan Wawrinka, the Swiss man’s name is missing in Liege too. He left it open whether he returns in the second round in the team.
Joezjni
Federer had in the first round in Dubai no trouble Joezjni. The Swiss, seeded second, had only 56 minutes to get rid of the Russian:. 6-3 and 6-1
In the second round of the tournament in Dubai, Federer will play against the winner of the match between Spaniards Fernando Verdasco and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
Federer defeated Joezjni for the sixteenth consecutive time. There are only two players who are unbeaten more games in a row against a particular opponent. The American Ivan Lendl was once his compatriot Tim Mayotte seventeen consecutive boss.
The longest series is however that of Rafael Nadal against Tomas Berdych. The Czech knew eighteen times in a row does not win the Spaniard. Only in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open this year Berdych managed to break through that series.
8985 aces
In addition to his series of victories against Joezjni is Federer on his way to another special milestone. In the match against the Russian he hit eight aces, bringing the number of aces in his career in 8985.
This approach Federer Goran Ivanisevic, Ivo Karlovic and Andy Roddick, who are the only players since 1991 that the limit of 9,000 aces in their career managed to pass
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