In other mens action, Roger Federer took a first step toward a seventh Cincinnati title by beating Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4 in his opening match. “Now I know what it’s about”, Federer said.
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I know he was a little wobbled there in the first set, but besides that I felt I did everything well, Querrey said.
Federer was returning to the court for the first time since he lost to Novak Djokovic in the final of Wimbledon.
“I just couldn’t be at my best today”. I only need literally like 10 minutes to really get ready for the match.
Gasquet, the 12th seed, converted four of his six break points before sealing victory with his fourth ace of the match and will next face 19-year-old Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, who was an integral part of Kyrgios’ taunts last week. Early and often, Federer tried to half-volley Bautista Agut’s second serve and force himself into the net. An unforced error – one of 11 by Bautista Agut in the first set – punctuated Federer’s advantage.
France’s Kristina Mladenovic overcame Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-1; Flavia Pennetta defeated former Australian Open finalist Domenika Cibulkova 7-5, 6-2.
A barely rusty Roger Federer cruised through the second set without a hiccup, dropping only three points on serve and winning it 6-4.
“I have definitely felt better, ” Isner said. It has been a difficult year for her since, qualifying for one semifinals, the WTA Qatar Total Open, and exiting in the first round at the WTA Istanbul Cup and Rogers Cup.
Not only did the Swiss have to contend with a lack of match practice but he also had to adjust to a new surface – yet on the whole he was pleased with how he fared as his hard court season gets underway. There is always a few things.
Tuesday’s combined 25,898 attendance was an all-time daily record.
QUALIFIER ADVANCES: It’s no easy feat to win two qualifying matches and then prevail in a main draw match, but that’s what Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov did Tuesday.
The Swiss dropped just three points on serve in the second set, improving his FedEx Head2Head to 4-0 against the Spaniard.
Also leading the charge into the third round were seventh seed Marin Cilic and 16th seed Grigor Dimitrov, who ousted Joao Sousa and Vasek Pospisil in their respective two-set matches, but Milos Raonic and John Isner were among the seeds to tumble out of contention. The run started at last year’s U.S. Open.
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South African 15th seed Kevin Anderson avoided a similar fate, getting past Leonardo Mayer 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 6-1.
