Returning Federer beats Zverev in Rome
Roger Federer returned to action with a 6-3 7-5 win over promising German Alexander Zverev at the Italian Open.
World number two Federer, who pulled out of last week’s Madrid Open with a back injury, broke Zverev in the sixth game as he took the first set.
The 19-year-old, ranked at 44, put up more of a challenge in the second as he recovered from an early break.
But the pressure from Federer, who was using the drop shot to telling effect, eventually told as the Swiss won.
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