World No. 1 Roger Federer claimed swift victory over Robby
Ginepri of the United States 7-6(2), 6-4 on Tuesday to make through
to the third round of the Madrid Masters tennis event.
The Swiss, who had not played competitively since winning his
fourth United States Open title in September, showed a few
weaknesses in his game, but remained a long way ahead of his
72-ranked rival.
World No. 1 Roger
Federer?celebrates after his?swift victory over Robby
Ginepri of the United States 7-6(2), 6-4 on Tuesday.
Federer had to play two tie-breakers against Ginepri in the
seventh game of the first set, but thanks to an ace and a service
point he dominated the situation.
In the second set, Federer breezily went 4-2 ahead and served 10
aces after breaking the American's service in the eighth game.
Federer will next play the winner between Argentina's Agustin
Calleri and Guillermo Canas on Wednesday.
In Tuesday's play, Calleri made a dramatic fightback against
Russia's Dimitry Tursunov, winning 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 to appoint the
Canas meet.
The qualifier, a native to Argentine town Rio Cuarto who is
ranked 50th in the world, suffered a slow beginning against
Tursunov but took his chance as his Russian opponent failed to
follow through on his early lead.
Calleri, however, did not give up when fighting for survival in
the second set tie-break. He played solidly under pressure and won
the third and fourth point in the tie-break to win the set.
Also on Tuesday, Spain's Nicolas Almagro defeated France's
Fabrice Santoro to set up a third round match against the
competition's fifth seed Fernando Gonzalez of Chile, who reached
the final in 2006.
Murcia-born Almagro crushed Santoro in less than an hour and won
in straight sets of 6-4, 6-4.
In his only previous duel against Gonzalez, Almagro lost in
2005's Vina del Mar tournament.
Meanwhile, Russia's Nikolay Davydenco pulled out of the masters
tournament due to an elbow injury.
The world No. 4 had been due to play Croatia's Ivo Karlovic
after beating compatriot Marat Safin 6-3, 6-4 in the first
round.
(Xinhua News Agency October 17, 2007)
