Roger Federer qualified for the quarter finals of the "Masters 1000" tournament on clay courts in Rome. Federer, who is placed under No2 in the main draw, won with 6:3, 7:5 over Kevin Anderson (South Africa) in a match that lasted just over an hour. Federer`s opponent in the next stage of the tournament will be Tomas Berdych.
Federer started the match very strongly and after an early break managed to lead with 3:0 games. To the end of the first set Federer served on an very excellent level and even he didn`t allow to Anderson to consider returning to the attack. So only for 27 minutes Federer opened the scoring - 6:3.
The second set also started liking Federer, who broke in the first game, then confirmed for 2:0. In the seventh game, the former No1 in the world achieved a new breakthrough and led with 5:2, then serve from his side missed two match points, and allowing a breakthrough in the fight. A little later, at 5:4, Federer served for the match again, but again broke and allowed a second breaking and leveling the score - 5:5.
And just when it seemed that Anderson is ready to twist, Federer again took the control of what is happening on the court. Federer broke for 6:5, then closed the match with his serve.
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