Despite not playing for 13 months, Roger Federer won his first match on his return from injury to beat British number one Dan Evans at the Qatar Open on Wednesday.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion wasted no time in asserting his abilities by decimating his opponent.
‘Feels good to be back good, to be standing here regardless of whether I won or lost… it’s great fun,‘ he said after winning 7-6 (10/8) 3-6 7-5.
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Federer hasn’t played a match since a semi-final defeat by Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in January 2020 -405 days ago – and acknowledged it was unusual for a player of his age to return after injury.
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