Federer serves up dominant first round win against Istomin
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[January 14, 2019]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Defending
champion Roger Federer served straight through Denis Istomin to win
their first round encounter at the Australian Open, securing a 6-3
6-4 6-4 victory on Monday evening.
Istomin, of Uzbekistan, has twice reached the fourth round of a
Grand Slam, and proved to be a worthy combatant from the
back-of-the-court, equipped by a heavy, aggressive baseline game.
But the Swiss' mountainous serve proved too big an obstacle for his
opponent to climb, which meant the title contender was rarely
challenged on his own service games.
Federer will now play British qualifier Dan Evans, ranked 189 in the
world, in the second round.
(Reporting by Jonathan Barrett in MELBOURNE; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts after winning the match against
Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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