Roger Federer wins his opening match at the Australian Open against the American Steve Johnson in three sets with 6:3, 6:3 and 6:2 in one hour and 21 minutes. Federer doesn't give the number 75 of the ATP ranking a chance, his volleys, his serves and his winners are too good.
The world number 3 takes the first game from the 30-year-old American and immediately shows who is boss in the ring. Steve Johnson shows impressive winners, stops and serves throughout the match, but he can't compete with Roger Federer's clear superiority. Roger Federer closes the first set with an ace. And it continues in the same manner, Federer also takes the first game of the second set from the American. The sovereignty even increases significantly with the set. Roger Federer impresses with strong backhand and forehand winners or longline passing shots, against which Johnson is powerless. Very quickly it is 4:0 for Federer in the second set, which he closes with a strong forehand winner. In the third set, Johnson tried to come back and showed strong winners or scored with an ace, but all in all, it was not enough to beat the confident Federer, who had the match firmly under control. In the end, a strong serve from Federer, which Johnson hits out of bounds, is enough to win the match.
In the interview after the match, the Swiss tennis star said the following:
"I'm really happy, it's nice to be back in Australia. Before I came to Australia, I trained really hard, like I always do. And I'm happy I didn't have a setback. I'm happy, I played well..."
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