On Wednesday, at Qatar Open,  Roger Federer made a winning return to competitive tennis after being out of action for 405 days during which he underwent two knee surgeries. Federer, was made to work hard for his 7-6 (8), 3-6, 7-5 win over British No. 1 Dan Evans in their 2nd round outing in Doha. Here it is to be noted that before his return, Roger Federer had last played in the semi-final of the Australian Open 2020. He had pulled out of the US Open and French Open last year and delayed his return in 2021, thereby missing the season-opening Grand Slam in Melbourne. Federer rubbished speculation of retirement and stressed he has set sights on Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics this year.

For your information let us share that as expected, Roger Federer produced some stunning tennis, hitting his trademark single-handed backhand winners at will. He needed a tie-breaker to win the first set while Dan Evans, who was not willing to go away, forced a decider. Federer was visibly tired as the match extended to 2 hours and 24 minutes in front of a socially-distanced crowd at Khalifa Tennis Complex in Doha. However, Federer pushed himself on and saved a couple of breakpoints in the final set. in a perfect finish to the proceedings, Federer hit a stunning backhand down the line to break Evans's serve in the decisive final game.

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