Federer Battles Into Australian Open Third Round

Muhammad Rameez Published January 16, 2019 | 01:53 PM

Defending champion Roger Federer reached the Australian Open third round for a 20th straight year Wednesday but was made to battle all the way by Britain's Dan Evans before winning 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/3), 6-3

Melbourne, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Jan, 2019 ) :Defending champion Roger Federer reached the Australian Open third round for a 20th straight year Wednesday but was made to battle all the way by Britain's Dan Evans before winning 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.

The ageless 20-time Grand Slam champion, who is going for a record seventh Melbourne Park title and third in a row, had breezed past Denis Istomin in the first round, but was given a much tougher examination by the world number 189.

The 37-year-old Swiss master will play either France's Gael Monfils, seeded 30, or American Taylor Fritz in the last 32.

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