"Giving your body rest from time to time is a good thing, as we see now,'' Federer said. The down-the-line forehand passing winner that landed right on the opposite baseline in the second set, leaving Berdych slumping his shoulders. Or the no-look, flicked backhand winner several games later that not many players would even try, let alone manage to do.Still, this would not quite qualify as a vintage, Federer-at-his-wondrous-best performance. And yet there never was a sense Berdych could win.Querrey, in contrast, took the first set against Cilic under odd circumstances. It was more Marin locking in and getting a good read on Sam's serve,'' said Querrey's coach, Craig Boynton.

Source: Economic Times July 14, 2017 18:33 UTC