Roger Federer was a participant to beat on the 2019 Hopman Cup. The veteran performed aggressive tennis in Perth and defeated 4 rivals to maintain Switzerland on the title course alongside Belinda Bencic. Roger confronted world no. 4 Alexander Zverev and notched a notable 6-4, 6-2 victory in 69 minutes! The Swiss dominated because the opening set’s closing phases to march towards the end line and ship the opening level for Switzerland in opposition to Germany. The whole lot labored completely for a 20-time Main champion. Roger misplaced ten factors behind the preliminary shot and used his glorious block return to tame his rival’s preliminary stroke, making him undergo on the primary and second serve.
Additionally, these returns have been normally very deep, and Alexander might solely do some with them. The German began the rallies from behind, unable to impose his pictures and dictate the exchanges from the baseline. Roger coated the court docket superbly, mixing up his strokes and outplaying the rival in each division to notch a fast win.
The Swiss by no means confronted a break level, thundering from his forehand and volley and protecting the strain on the opposite aspect. Roger transformed three out of 5 return probabilities, sufficient to regulate the scoreboard and cross the end line very quickly.
Roger Federer defeated Alexander Zverev on the 2019 Hopman Cup in straight units.
“It is figuring out properly for me. I am feeling good and enjoying very properly; I am having fun with myself. The individuals right here in Perth and Australia know the way a lot this place means to me, so it is an amazing thrill; I can’t thanks sufficient.
Sascha had an amazing finish to the earlier season, beating me and Novak Djokovic on the ATP Finals in London. It was an amazing effort by him on the occasion when solely one of the best are remaining; it’s going to set him up properly for this season, and I am positive he loved his low season; it is at all times an amazing feeling occurring trip with that title.
Immediately it was a great match for me, little question. I served properly. Situations are fast, so whenever you string collectively a pleasant serve and volley recreation like I did at present, it’s going to at all times be robust for any opponent. Alexander struggled, however I made probably the most of it; it places us in a great place with Belinda enjoying now, which is great.
Enjoying so many tall guys is unfair, however what are you able to do? Ask Rod Laver concerning the dimension of these guys again then. We’re consuming a number of greens, I assume. We’re all rising, however what’s hanging me quite a bit is that you just simply had a man at 6’2″; again within the day that was a serve and volley participant.
These days, the large guys are shifting extremely rapidly; we noticed Tsitsipas this week, and now once more with Alexander; they will slide on the court docket, which was not potential once I got here on the Tour,” Roger Federer mentioned.
