Federer's first opponent in 13 months revealed: WWOS

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Federer's first opponent in 13 months revealed Mar 9th 2021, 19:53, by wwos Roger Federer will face Britain's Daniel Evans in the second round of the Qatar Open on Wednesday as the Swiss great makes his comeback after a 13-month break. Federer, who has had two operations on his right knee since playing at the Australian Open last year, is a three-time champion at the Doha tournament and has a 26-3 record at the complex. The 30-year-old Evans saved 16 of the 18 break points he faced to overcome French player Jeremy Chardy 6-4 1-6 6-2 on Tuesday. Evans has lost all three of his previous meetings with Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam champion. Also Tuesday, there were wins for Vasek Pospisil and Marton Fucsovics. Seventh-seeded Stan Wawrinka was playing Lloyd Harris and sixth-seeded David Goffin faced Filip Krajinovic later Tuesday. For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here! Media files: pickerImage.jpg

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