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French Open: Federer wins late-night thriller, advances to last 16

French Open: Federer wins late-night thriller, advances to last 16
Written by Parth Dhall
Jun 06, 2021, 11:39 am 2 min read
French Open: Federer wins late-night thriller, advances to last 16
French Open: Federer beats Dominik Koepfer, proceeds to last 16

Swiss maestro Roger Federer overcame Germany's Dominik Koepfer to seal a spot in the fourth round of the 2021 French Open. The former beat Koepfer 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 7-5 in an intense battle that lasted three hours and 39 minutes. Federer was also tested by Marin Cilic in the previous round after earning a one-sided victory over Denis Istomin. Here is more.

Match
How did the match pan out?

Both Federer and Koepfer gave nothing away in the first set, which was decided by tie-break after an hour and four minutes. Federer broke twice in the following set, but Koepfer ended up winning the tie-break this time. The third set was also decided in a similar manner, with Federer prevailing. He finally wrapped up the fourth set by breaking in the penultimate game.

Information
Koepfer hit a total of 51 winners in the match

Despite losing, Koepfer hit a total of 51 winners and 11 aces in the match. He also committed less unforced errors (40) than Federer (63). Meanwhile, Federer won 72 percent of the net points (48/67), and claimed 160 points in the match.

Appearances
Most last 16 appearances at Grand Slams

Federer has advanced to the last 16 at a Grand Slam for the 68th time, most among all players. He is followed by Novak Djokovic (54), Rafael Nadal (50), and Jimmy Connors (43) on this list. Federer will next face ninth seed Matteo Berrettini. The Italian trounced Soonwoo Kwon 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-4 to make the last 16 in Paris for the first time.

Feat
Federer kept this streak intact

Federer hasn't lost a French Open match to a player ranked as low as 59th (Koepfer) since 2003 (lost to number 88 Luis Horna in the first round). "For me to go out tonight, sure, it wasn't easy. It was a lot of premiers for me: Playing against Koep for first night session here in Paris," Federer said after the match.

Praise
Federer fared better in deciding moments: Koepfer

Koepfer, who played his first match against Federer duly tested him throughout. However, the latter fared better in crunch moments to prevail. Acknowledging the same, Koepfer said, "Roger is Roger. Unbelievable what he does at the age of 39." "He plays very good tennis and is incredibly fit. He played better in the deciding moments," he added.

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Parth Dhall covers sports news for NewsBytes. He has previously worked with Cricket Today and Follow Your Sport. In a career spanning over five years, Parth has written for several other publications, including IANS, The Statesman, Sportskeeda. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS) of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
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