Federer Wins First Match on Grass at Tennis Tournament in Halle

Federer Wins First Match on Grass at Tennis Tournament in Halle

Roger Federer has won his first match on grass this year at the Halle tennis tournament. The Swiss number 5 on the seeding list defeated Ilya Ivashka from Belarus in two sets: 7-6 (4) 7-5.

 

Federer gave up more than a week ago at Roland Garros, after his third-round win against German Dominik Köpfer. The Swiss did not want to put any further strain on his knee. Last year, he underwent two knee surgeries.

In Halle, the ten-time winner of the tournament had to get there. Federer won the first set in the tiebreak against the number 90 in the world from Belarus.

Things went a little better for the Swiss in the second set. He got his first match point at 5-4, but Ivashka beat it away. Two games later, Federer got another three and hit the third match point.

Federer will face the winner of the match between Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime and Pole Hubert Hurkacz in the second round

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