Data map: On December 29, 2019, Swiss player Federer returned the ball during the game.
On the same day, in the 2019 Tmall Cup International Tennis Invitational held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Zhejiang Province, Swiss player Federer defeated German Alexander Zverev 2-1.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Chenyun
China News Service, March 12th. In the men's singles match of the Doha Open that ended early on the 12th, Beijing time, Federer, who won the first match after his comeback, lost 1:2 (6:3/1:6/5:7) to Bahira. Shivili missed the semifinals.
In the game of the day, Federer was reversed after missing a match point in the 10th game of the deciding set.
Although he lost the game, Federer was generally satisfied with his performance.
"As I said before, I haven't reached 100% state, I can feel it, and it is visible to the naked eye. I am still recovering. Participating in this event is a process of accumulation. In fact, I have a whole I feel satisfied. Overall, my body is actually fine and I am also very happy. Although it was a bit stiff in the morning, I think it's normal." The Swiss said.
According to the original plan, Federer will play in the Dubai Open next, but after the Doha station, Federer sent a message to thank the team and announced that he would withdraw from the ATP500 Dubai tournament which will start next week: "It is great to be back on the ATP Tour. Enjoy Every minute back to Doha again. Thank you very much for the best and loyal team that helped me get to this day. I decided to go back to training, so I will withdraw from the Dubai game next week."
But as to whether to play on the clay court season, Federer said: "Before the grass season is the clay court season, so I have no other choice but to play on the clay court. I don't think this is a bad thing, I think I will play some clay court games. "(Finish)