Federer reaches quarterfinals at Swiss Indoors
Friday, 6 November 2009
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct 5 (AP): Roger Federer reached the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors by beating Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday.
The three-time defending champion was solid on serves to make it six matches against the 51st-ranked Seppi without dropping a set.
"It was a bit tougher (than the first round), but I was able to raise my game at a few crucial moments and that was the difference," said Federer, who rested through October.
Fifth-seeded Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic beat France's Florent Serra 3-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (1) to also advance.
The three-time defending champion was solid on serves to make it six matches against the 51st-ranked Seppi without dropping a set.
"It was a bit tougher (than the first round), but I was able to raise my game at a few crucial moments and that was the difference," said Federer, who rested through October.
Fifth-seeded Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic beat France's Florent Serra 3-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (1) to also advance.