Roger Federer’s comeback ended in the quarterfinals in Doha after a thirteen-month hiatus. The star Swiss tennis player did not use the sword ball in the duel against Nikolaz Basilashvili today and lost to the Georgian opponent 6: 3, 1: 6 and 5: 7.
Thirty-nine-year-old Federer returned to the tennis circuit in the Qatari capital after two knee surgeries.
In the first match since last year’s Australian Open semifinals, the 20-time Grand Slam champion defeated his training partner Daniel Evans of Britain in the middle, but did not lead to another three hundred battle.
He lacked only one point. The three-time winner of the tournament got into a match ball when Basilashvili was handed over at 5: 4, but the Georgian turned ten years younger away, then took away Federer’s service and then turned the third match ball into a backhand himself.
“I’m not 100 percent yet, it was felt and seen. I also never even thought about winning this tournament, it wasn’t real,” said Federer, the world’s sixth player.
“The most important thing is that I have no health problems, I feel good and I am on the right track,” added one of the best tennis players in history, who will celebrate his fortieth birthday in August.
Doha Men’s Tennis Tournament (Hard, $ 1,050,570):
Singles – Quarterfinals: Basilashvili (GEO) – Federer (2-Switzerland) 3: 6, 6: 1, 7: 5, Rublyov (3-RUS) – Fucsovics (Hungary) without a fight, Fritz (USA) – Shapovalov (4- Kan.) 5: 7, 7: 3, 7: 5.
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