Roger Federer glad to be back on clay

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Roger Federer made an impressive return to clay by easing past Richard Gasquet to reach the last 16 of the Madrid Open yesterday morning (Singapore time). The 20-time Grand Slam winner took just 52 minutes to see off the Frenchman 6-2, 6-3 in what was his first match on...

"I would have always felt regrets not being on the clay in 2019 because my knee problem is far enough away now. I grew up on this surface, so I feel comfortable on it.

Last year's runner-up Thiem reached the Round of 16 without having to finish his match with American Reilly Opelka, who withdrew due to injury one game into the decider. In first-round matches, Monte Carlo Masters champion Fabio Fognini comfortably beat Britain's Kyle Edmund 6-4, 6-3 to reach the last 32, while Stan Wawrinka had a straight-set win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

Meanwhile, in the women's event, world No. 1 Naomi Osaka reached the quarter-finals after a 6-2, 6-3 win over Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich last night.The Japanese was taken to a tie-break in the first set by world No. 73 Sorribes Tormo, and then lost the second before overpowering her opponent for a 7-6 , 3-6, 6-0 victory.World No.

 

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