{"id":43179,"date":"2017-08-30T06:13:50","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T06:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=43179"},"modified":"2017-08-30T06:13:50","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T06:13:50","slug":"federer-survives-tiafoe-scare-advance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/federer-survives-tiafoe-scare-advance.html","title":{"rendered":"Federer survives Tiafoe scare to advance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Federer survives Tiafoe scare to advance<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Federer survives Tiafoe scare to advance:- World number three Roger Federer survived a first-round scare from Frances Tiafoe before grinding out a 4-6 6-2 6-1 1-6 6-4 victory over the American teenager in front of a raucous crowd at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Federer looked more relieved than overjoyed when Tiafoe\u2019s forehand found the net on match point to keep his hopes of a 20th grand slam title alive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cWe had a good fight,\u201d Federer said in an on-court interview. \u201cIt was exciting and this is why I came to New York, to go through these emotions,\u201d he said with a laugh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The 19-year-old Tiafoe broke Federer in the first game of the match and bellowed out a loud \u201cCome on!\u201d when his forehand winner found the line to capture the opening set.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Federer, who has won this year\u2019s Australian Open and Wimbledon since taking a six-month break last year, soon found his groove once he broke Tiafoe to take a 3-1 lead in the second set and reeled off nine of the next 10 games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">However, his poor form returned in a 23-minute fourth set when his serve and the accuracy of his trusty one-handed backhand completely deserted him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Federer said Tiafoe could go on to have a big career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cHe is a great player and has a bright future ahead of him,\u201d he said of the 19-year-old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Despite coming away with the win, the shaky performance raises questions about the health of the 36-year-old Swiss, who sat out the Cincinnati Masters earlier this month with back pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">He acknowledged that he was worried about his back going into the match but said he felt \u201cmuch, much better\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cThis win will give me a lot of confidence,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: 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