Australian Open: Roger Federer defeats Marton Fucsovics to reach quarter-finals
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IBNS): Swiss Tennis master Roger Federer marched to the quarter-finals of the ongoing Australian Open by registering straight-set win over Hungary's Marton Fucsovics here on Monday.
Federer defeated his opponent 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 6-2.
“I thought he played very well,” Federer was quoted as saying by the tournament website.
“In tough conditions, you have to have quick ideas and execute very well and I think he did that well. It’s not easy being down two sets to none, and he started making some mistakes eventually. But I thought he was playing really clean, solid, bit of everything: serving, volleying, chipping – it was nice to see," he said.
“I had a hard time really breaking through until I was two sets to love and a break. That’s when I really started to feel, OK now I’ve got the wind behind my back. I can cruise to victory. But until then it was tough," he said.
Federer will now face Czech Tomas Berdych in the next round of the tournament.
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