Roger Federer marked his return to the Grand Slam arena in dazzling fashion with a 6-2 6-4 6-3 first-round defeat of qualifier Denis Istomin at the French Open on Monday. The 39-year-old Swiss had not played a Grand Slam match since the 2020 Australian Open and had managed only one clay court match in the build-up to Roland Garros. Swiss Federer, tied with Rafa Nadal on 20 grand slam titles, missed last year's French Open because of a knee injury and is appearing at Roland Garros for only the second time since 2015. The Swiss superstar will player Marin Cilic in the next round after the Croatian defeated Arthur Rinderknech in straight sets. Federer and Rafael Nadal will be both be chasing a 21st grand slam title at Roland Garros

Source: Daily Mail May 31, 2021 16:04 UTC