Filed under: Australian Open, ATP
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Roger Federer was back to his vintage best, beating Xavier Malisse 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in a third-round match Friday at the Australian Open.
While the defending champion also won in straight sets in his opening-round match against Lukas Lacko, Federer was extended to five tough sets against Gilles Simon in the second round, a near five-hour match which Federer said he was he relieved to survive.
On Friday at Rod Laver Arena, there were no such dramas for the second-seeded Swiss star who chasing his fifth Australian title. It took him 1 hour, 45 minutes to beat Malisse and earn an Open Era-record 57th career match win at the Australian Open.
Source: http://tennis.fanhouse.com/2011/01/21/roger-federer-into-australian-open-fourth-round/
No comments:
Post a Comment