ATP Geneva: Roger Federer is subject to Pablo Andujar in a comeback match
On his return to the ATP tour,Roger Federerhad to admit defeat to the Spaniard Pablo Andujar in the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in Geneva in three sets.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: May 18, 2021, 05:49 pm
"This is something I wanted - a match against Roger. Just to be able to tell my children and grandchildren - when they are older - that I played against him," said Pablo Andujar after his first round win at the ATP 250 Tournament in Geneva in view of the upcoming second round match against Roger Federer .
At first, the Spaniard showed too much respect on the center court in the second largest city in Switzerland, especially when the world number 75 acted on his own serve. extremely sovereign. Federer found no means in the case of a setback at the beginning of the match and just at the score of 4: 5 from his point of view the service left him - set one went 6: 4 to Andujar.
Federer finds his rhythm in the second movement
In the second section, Federer shifted his return position further behind the baseline and was immediately rewarded for the tactical change with the break to 2: 1. With his own serve, the 20-time Grand Slam winner, who showed an appealing performance for the first game in more than a two-month break, did not allow anything - consequently Federer won the second round 6: 4.
Thanks to a strong passing ball, the world ranking eighth managed a quick break to 2: 1 in the third set. Something out of nowhere, Andujar struck back and put it 4: 4. In Federer's next service game, the Iberian attacked again and actually managed another break: After 1:51 hours of play, Andujar converted his third match point to 6: 4, 4: 6 and 6: 4
In the second round on Thursday, the 35-year-old will face Marton Fucsovcis or Dominic Stricker, who beat Marin Cilic 7: 6 (5) and 6: 1. For two Germans, however, there was an early first round in Geneva: Both Dominik Koepfer (vs. Benoit Paire) and Lucky Loser Daniel Altmaier (vs. Feliciano Lopez) lost right at the start.