Federer relief at tight encounter; IN BRIEF.TENNIS: Roger Federer “Federer” redirects here. For other uses, see Federer (disambiguation). Roger Federer (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɹɑ.dʒəɹ ˈfɛ.də. feared for his French Open existence during his testing second-round win over Argentina's Jose Acasuso. The second seed ended up clinching a 7-6 (10/8) 5-7 7-6 (7/2) 6-2 victory over the world number 45, but could easily have lost the first three sets. The Swiss said: "I'm thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to have got through such a tough match. I'm not part of such close matches that often so it's great to put in the fight when you can." |
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