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London, August 14 (TNS): Twenty-time Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer, who will be making his first hard-court appearance since Miami Open in March, has said that he is anxious ahead of the Cincinnati Open.<\/p>\n
The 37-year-old, however, asserted that he is happy to be back and hoping for a good tournament ahead.<\/p>\n
“I’ve been practising on hard courts, so it’s not like I haven’t played on hard courts for forever. I feel I am really ready to go. Anxious actually,” ATP website quoted Federer, as saying.<\/p>\n
“Cincy has been a great tournament for me in the past. It’s great to be back and hopefully I can play a good tournament,” he added.<\/p>\n
The Cincinnati Open will be Federer’s first tournament since Wimbledon where he was stunned 2-6, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11 by South Africa’s Kevin Anderson in the quarter-final of the championship.<\/p>\n
Federer will play his opening match of the tournament against Peter Gojowczyk of Germany on August 15.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated Steve Johnson of America to win the opening clash of the Cincinnati Open.<\/p>\n
In women’s singles event, American tennis star Serena Williams has edged past Daria Gavrilova of Australia to enter the second round of the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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