Roger Federer has increased his internal balance sheet against Alexandr Dolgopolov to 5-0.The Swiss player is now in the quarter-finals in Shanghai after his two sets win against the 28-year-old Ukrainian.
After Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer also made it to the top eight at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai.The world ranked second place went to Alexandr Dolgopolov 6:4 and 6:2.In the quarter-finals, the 19-time Grand Slam winner will face the winner of the French last sixteen between Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon.
While the start against Diego Schwartzman was still a bit bumpy, Federer found himself against the world ranking-41.back to the familiar ease of use.Above all, the 36 year-old’s forehand was particularly appealing.An early break in the first set gave Federer the security he needed, and in the second set the “Maestro” Dolgopolov took the serve twice and after exactly 60 minutes turned his first match point into a service winner.
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The dream finale between Federer and Nadal is still possible.It would be the 38th.Duel between the two tennis legends.In Shanghai it’s 2-0 for FedEx – in 2006 and 2007 he won the Masters Cup against the Spaniard.