Federer Races Through Season Opener
Federer Races Through Season Opener
Jan072016
Swiss superstar starts the new season with a win
Roger Federer began his 2016 ATP World Tour season on Thursday night by beating qualifier Tobias Kamke 6-2, 6-1 in just 55 minutes at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp.
Top seed Federer, who beat Milos Raonic in last year’s final, is attempting to capture his 89th tour-level title this week. He is also bidding to lift his ninth trophy in the month of January (also 2002 Sydney, 2005-06, ’11 Doha, 2006-07, ’10 Australian Open and 2015 Brisbane).
Federer has a 3-0 FedEx ATP Head2Head record against his quarter-final opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, who defeated Viktor Troicki earlier in the day. Federer beat Dimitrov in last year’s semi-finals.
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