Federer breezes past Gasquet
Nov. 11: Top seed Roger Federer, defending champion Novak Djokovic and third seed Andy Murray all hit form on the super-quick courts at the Bercy arena to reach the Paris Masters third round on Wednesday.
Federer breezed past home favourite Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4 and Djokovic comfortably defeated Argentina’s Juan Monaco 6-4, 6-3, but Murray had to battle back from a set down to overcome former champion David Nalbandian.
Federer served imperiously against Gasquet and secured the decisive break of serve in the third game of the first set with a typically deft forehand drop volley. He broke his opponent in the opening game of the second set and went on to close out victory in a leisurely 68 minutes, teeing him up for a showdown against Radek Stepanek for a place in the last eight.
“It’s always dangerous playing Richard here,” said Federer. “Apart from a couple of games, there wasn’t much between us. I’ve had injuries and problems with tiredness here before, and I hope I can change that this week,” he said.
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