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Roger Federer beats Briton Dan Evans at the Qatar Open in his first tennis match in 405 days

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March 11, 2021
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Roger Federer admitted he felt tired at times as he returned from 14 months out to beat Dan Evans at the Qatar Open on Wednesday, but will not be changing his post-match routine.

Key points:

  • Federer was making his comeback to tennis in his first match since January 2020
  • He defeated British world number 26 Daniel Evans in two hours and 24 minutes 
  • Federer admitted to confusion over a few rules that had been changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The 39-year-old Swiss, who had not played since losing to Novak Djokovic in the 2020 Australian Open semi-finals and since has had two knee operations, produced some vintage tennis to win 7-6 (10/8), 3-6, 7-5.

Encouragingly, Federer displayed his trademark silky movement and said the knee had held up during a two-hour, 24-minute duel.

Asked whether he would be employing any new recovery techniques before his quarter-final against Nikoloz Basilashvili, Federer said he would stick to his usual routine.

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“You’re talking to an old-school guy. So I have done one ice bath and I didn’t like it. So I’m not going to do that again,” Federer told reporters.

“I don’t just take painkillers for fun. I only take them when I really have to. Don’t feel like that’s the case tonight.

“I’m going to stretch and take a massage and sleep in and then warm up properly tomorrow. Very simple.”

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While the 20-times Grand Slam champion said in the build-up that tennis for him was like riding a bicycle, he admitted there were nerves as his first match back loomed.

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“In the morning I started to think about it and, I don’t know, you can just feel like you’re getting more tense again,” Federer said. “Not that you could start worrying, but you’re actually getting more excited than anything else.

“But overall, I was really excited and happy the way I played.”

A tennis player stretches full out to hit a forehand return during a tournament match in Qatar.
Roger Federer was moving like his old self in his win over Dan Evans at the Qatar Open.(

Reuters/Tennis Federation: Samer Al-Rejjal

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Federer has been away so long that he even had to be reminded of the rules, such as the time of the warm-up and whether or not to ask the ball kids for his towel.

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“It happened a ton of times, not just once,” he said. “I forgot to take the towel. I forgot to bring the towel.

“Then the time, the shot clock is still not something that’s embedded in my system. I have played too long without the shot clock.

“Then I also forgot that the warm-up I guess was four minutes, because I was hitting with Dan and then next thing I know after 30 seconds he was already at the net volleying. I was, like, Why is he hurrying up so much?”

As far as his tennis was concerned, however, Federer produced a familiar display.

“There are a lot of things I can still improve on, but overall I’m incredibly happy how I played,” he said.

“If I lose 6-2 6-2, I’m equally happy than sitting here 7-5 in the third, because it’s been over 400 days I haven’t been on a tennis court, so it’s been a long time.”

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