Australian Open: Roger Federer battles past Daniel Evans to reach third round
Tennis | January 16, 2019 12:04 ISTRoger Federer also maintained his 100 percent record of reaching the third round at the Australian Open - 20 times in a row.
Roger Federer also maintained his 100 percent record of reaching the third round at the Australian Open - 20 times in a row.
Roger Federer defeated Denis Istomin 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 while Rafael Nadal got the better of James Duckworth 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of Australian Open.
Djokovic has six Australian Open titles, a record he shared with two-time defending champion Roger Federer and Roy Emerson.
The Swiss said he was aware of the potential of Istomin, who upset defending champion Novak Djokovic in Melbourne in 2017.
Aiming for a third consecutive Australian championship, a 21st Grand Slam crown and a 100th career singles title, Federer will open against Denis Istomin.
Serena Williams, who won the Australian Open in 2017 while pregnant with daughter Alexis Olympia, returns as the 16th-seeded player after missing last year's tournament.
Switzerland took its fourth Hopman Cup title overall when Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic beat Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber 4-0, 1-4, 4-3 (4) in the Fast4 format.
The 37-year-old Federer's precision went up against Tsitsipas' power in the first set of the men's singles match, and not much separated the two. Eight games were held at love.
Federer and playing partner Belinda Bencic overcame Williams and Frances Tiafoe in the Fast4 format in front of a 14,000 capacity crowd.
In the opening edition of the tournament in 2017, they played as doubles partners for the very first time.
Zverev denied Roger Federer a shot at a 100th career title by beating the Swiss great 7-5, 7-6 (5) at the ATP Finals on Saturday.
Zverev is the youngest player at 21 to reach the semifinals since 2009 and the first from Germany since 2003.
Alexander Zverev defeated John Isner 7-6 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the ATP Finals for the first time in his career.
Roger Federer defeated Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-3 to move into the semi-finals of the ATP Finals for a record-extending 15th time.
Roger Federer defeated Dominic Thiem 6-2 6-3 in his second game at this year's ATP Finals in London on Tuesday.
Despite the resounding defeat, Nishikori's opening-match victory over Federer means he can still reach the semifinals for the third time.
Federer never appeared to regain his composure and went down 7-6 (4), 6-3 in a first opening match defeat at the season-ending tournament since 2013.
The top-ranked Djokovic told BBC Sports on Friday that "the match is not happening this year" because of Nadal's injury.
The 22-year-old Khachanov, ranked 18th, is the first Russian to win here since Nikolay Davydenko in 2006.
Federer remains one short of 100 career titles. However, at 37 years old, age finally seems to be catching up with the legend.
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