Despues de haber quedado por fuera del abierto de Australia, Roger Federer regreso y avanzo a la tercera ronda del abierto de Montecarlo que hace parte del World Tour de la ATP, despues de superar 6-3 y 6-4 a Guillermo Garcia-Lopez..
Habiendo llegado a semifinales en Melbourne, El Suizo se tuvo que someter a una artrocopia en su rodilla izqierda despues de la rotura de meniscos. estaba programado para regresar en Miami,pero otro problema medico le impidio.
Pero el de Basile, no mostro signos de ninguna dolencia en su victoria sobre garcia-lopez en 75 minutos…dice sentirse pleno y libre en sus movimientos y desde ek punto de vista fisico..
Con 34 años de edad, Federer ha llegada en 4 ocasiones a las semifinales en Montecarlo, y esta buscando su titulo 25 en la carrera de campeones de la ATP en el World Tour.
After being sidelined since the Australian Open, Roger Federer raced into the third round of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Tuesday in his first match back on the ATP World Tour, dismissing Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-4.
After reaching the semi-finals in Melbourne, the Swiss underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee for a meniscus tear. His scheduled comeback in Miami was then thwarted due to illness.
But the Basel native showed no signs of rust on Court Rainier III as he swept past Garcia-Lopez in 75 minutes. He only faltered once, losing his serve when attempting to close out the match at 5-2 in the second set. But the right-hander sealed victory at the second time of asking.
«The knee felt really good, like in practice. Felt like I didn’t have to worry about it. I could just go freely,» Federer said. «I think in a way it was a perfect match. It was close in the beginning, then I was able to go on a roll. Points were cut short by virtue of me serving better and returning better, getting second serves, taking advantage of that fact. At the end, again, I had to fight for it. I went through different phases in the match. Also emotionally, I was excited and tense in the beginning, just because it’s a first round. It’s my first match back. So it was nice to go through all these emotions.»
The 34-year-old Federer is a four-time finalist at the Monte-Carlo Country Club, finishing runner-up from 2006-08 (l. to Nadal) and again in 2014 (l. to Wawrinka). The Swiss is chasing his 25th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown.