The third-seeded Swiss, who won his only title at Roland Garros 10 years ago, treated the crowd at the renovated court Philippe Chatrier to some exquisite shot-making, thwarting his opponent's attempted comeback in the second set. "Don't be too quick, Roger!," a spectator shouted after Federer had raced to a 4-0 lead in the second set, even playing serve-volley at times, a rarely-used tactic on clay. "There was some buzz, which I could feel on the central court when I was training and when I was playing today. "So it was rather cool, rather pleasant, and I really loved the welcome I got on the court. "No problems with my body before or after the match," said the 37-year-old, who will play his next match in three days.

Source: The Star May 26, 2019 16:41 UTC