Roger Federer (# 3) still needed four sets on Wednesday at the US Open. The Swiss with 20 Grand Slam titles won 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 and 6-4 over Bosnian Damir Dzumhur, the 99th player in the world, to advance to the third round.
Federer had also dropped a round, the first, at his entrance in New York against the Indian Sumit Nagal (190), from qualifying.
"I tried to make fewer mistakes," he commented. At the beginning and end of the second run, there were tense moments, but I held and I'm happy to pass. "
He will have as next opponent the winner of the duel between the French Lucas Pouille and the British Daniel Evans.
The rain disrupts the program in New York since the beginning of the day. Federer was playing at Arthur-Ashe Stadium, one of them with a retractable roof, the only ones where matches could be completed.
On the Louis-Armstrong, Japan's Kei Nishikori, 7th in the world, also qualified for the third round beating American Bradley Klahn (108th) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 and 7-5.
The finalist of the tournament in 2014 will face Chilean Cristian Garin (32) or Australian Alex de Minaur (38) for a place in the round of 16. Last year, he was eliminated in the semifinals.
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