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U.S. Open: Roger Federer rolls over Carlos Berlocq in straight sets in second-round action

Friday, 30 August 2013

The 32-year-old Federer, whose early exit from Wimbledon helped drop his world rank to 7 – his worst seeding position in a decade – is a five-time U.S. Open champion but hasn't won the tournament since 2008.

The supposedly mortal Roger Federer rolled over his second-round opponent at the U.S. Open on Thursday, dispatching unranked Argentine Carlos Berlocq, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1, as he inched closer to a potential quarterfinal showdown with Rafael Nadal.

The 32-year-old from Switzerland, whose early exit from Wimbledon in June helped drop his world ranking to No. 7 — his worst position in a decade — said he is gaining confidence by the match.

“(It) might take just a few matches, and next thing you know you’re playing really, really good tennis again,” Federer said. “I think that’s kind of where I am right now, and that’s where every match is really important to me now and that’s how I play every single point right now.”


But Federer admitted it was a “straightforward” win for him.

“I hit the ball better today than I hit it I thought in the first round,” he said. “But then again, I had different opponents you know. Today my opponent was spinning the ball more, so playing with more height over the net, whereas my first-round opponent, he was hitting it flat and hard on each shot, so we had very little rhythm.”

Federer has won a record 17 Grand Slams titles, but none since Wimbledon last summer.

Hampered by a back injury earlier this year, Federer looked strong and comfortable in the half-filled Arthur Ashe Stadium, sending Berlocq sprinting along his baseline and lunging after Federer’s merciless drop shots. Throughout the match Berlocq grunted loudly, while the only sound emerging from Federer’s side of the net was the screech of his sneakers.


“He was playing very well, but you’ll have to wait and see how he does against the top guys to know where he stands,” Berlocq said through an interpreter.

Federer said he is aware of the likelihood he’ll meet his old rival Nadal soon, but doesn’t want to focus on it and end up losing in the round of 16 next, where Federer will face unheralded Adrian Mannarino of France.
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