Even at the age of 38, there are of the unpleasant kind for the Roger Federer premieres . After he had lost at the US Open against Indian Sumit Nagal the first set, failed him against Damir Arles the Start with a 3:6. For the first time he lost at a Grand Slam tournament in the first two games of the starting block, and that worries him, visibly, even if he was able to correct the false start again.
While the outer squares of the rain the game had to be delayed by several hours, fought Federer against Bosnians after a miserable start that caused him to 0:4 fall, for the second four-set victory. How did these false starts, he can not explain: “I need to speak with the Team, what’s going on. Today was underground,” he said on Swiss television. These Bears are also not good for his self-confidence. Physically everything was in order.
Suddenly transformed
Against Arles (ATP 99) he needed his whole class at the start of the 2. To set not equal to a third Break accept. After that, he was transformed, served better and held to a respectable level. In 3. Set of winning the match and Federer was clearly better. After 2:22 hours later, he had his 19. Start at the US Open, the 3. Round reached. He meets an opponent, he has the previous two games won – either the French Lucas Pouille (ATP 27) or the British Daniel Evans (58). “I’m going to have to increase”, he knows himself.
Created: 28.08.2019, 19:31 PM