Roger Federer bashes Philipp Kohlschreiber to advance to the third round of Monte-Carlo Masters
World number 3, Swiss Maestro Roger Federer thrashed world number 32 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in straight sets in the second round at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in Monaco on Tuesday. Federer dropped just three games
in the entire match, winning it 6-2, 6-1 in just 50 minutes.
The Swiss took the lead straightaway as he broke Kohlschreiber in the second game, going ahead 3-0 in the first set. Kohlschreiber managed to hold his serve in the fourth and sixth games to take the score to 2-4. Federer claimed
second break of serve in the eighth game and won the opening set 6-2.
The former world number one hit a couple of aces and the same number of double faults in the first set. The Swiss delivered 63 percent of the first serves, winning 82 percent of the points on them in the opening set. The 29-year-old
capitalized on both break points he received in the first set. While, Kohlschreiber failed to capitalize on the only break point opportunity he received in the opening set.
The proceedings in the second set were almost the same as in the first set as Federer took the early lead, winning first three games of the set. Kohlschreiber opened his account by winning the fourth game, reducing Federer’s lead
to 3-1. However, there was no stoppage for the Federer Express as the Swiss again claimed three consecutive games to clinch the second set 6-1.
Federer fired in three aces and 84 percent of the first serves in the second set, winning an incredible 94 percent of the points on them. In comparison, Kohlschreiber did not serve that well, hitting 56 per cent of the first serves
and converting just 44 percent of them into points in the second set. The Swiss Maestro did not face any break point in the second set. The right-handed won three of the five break points he received in the second set.
Commenting on the match, Federer said, "I think [it was] clearly a good start for me into the clay-court season. I varied it well that he couldn't play his game. I was consistent, consistently dangerous, too. I felt well in the
offence, and in the defence I was fine.”
The Swiss added, “There's no real secrets out there. That's why I'm particularly pleased he wasn't able to exploit any of my, let's say, weaknesses, and that I was able to do all that really."
Federer is drawn to meet either Croatian Marin Cilic, ranked 22nd in the 2011 South African Airways ATP Rankings, or world number 80, qualifier Pere Riba of Spain in the third round.
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