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Roger Federer of Switzerland

Federer subdues hard-hitting Struff Melbourne third as the 55th-ranked Struff went seed Richard Gasquet for a place in got two,” he said. first set and he needed just one hampion Roger Federer escaped for broke. the last 16 as he continues his bid for “It’s definitely a challenge. It’s break, this time achieved with a the worst of the Melbourne The 36-year-old was momentarily a 20th grand slam title. hard to prepare for that in some rasping backhand pass, to claim the heatwaveC but had to knuckle down knocked out of his stride when he Second seed Federer made no ways. But you know when you come decisive break at 3-3 in the second. to avoid getting burnt by feisty slipped 3-1 down but broke back apologies for being scheduled to play down here that can happen. I‘m Federer could never truly relax German Jan-Lennard Struff as he to take the set into a tiebreak on a during the evening session when the happy I played at nighttime. But I though and Struff broke for a 3-1 won 6-4 6-4 7-6(4) to reach the third steamy night. temperature, which peaked at 40 would back myself playing during lead in the third set with some round of the Australian Open on Struff saved a match point with degrees Celsius in the afternoon, had the daytime also.” forceful tennis. Thursday. a searing backhand down the line dipped to more manageable levels. Federer broke the Struff serve His advantage did not last Looking as cool as a cucumber but fell on the second when Federer “We know it can be very hot here in the fifth game when he ripped long though as Federer replied Federer glided through the opening crunched a huge serve into the in Australia. I remember the days a forehand past the advancing in the next game and from then two sets under the Rod Laver lights corner. when we had four days of 40 degrees German. on Federer assumed control. but was dragged into a scrap in the Federer will meet French 29th in a row a few years back. Now we That proved enough to take the (Reuters)

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