The Swiss phenomenon lost 2: 1 to Basilshvili and finished the competition in Qatar a little earlier than expected: "I am not yet one hundred percent capable, but I feel great"
A short comeback.
Federer in Doha
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Roger Federer, who returned to the pitches yesterday after more than 400 days of absence, tonight (Thursday) finished his journey in the Qatar tournament with a loss in the quarterfinals, 3: 6, 6: 1, 7: 5 against Georges Nikulos Basilshvili (42) .
In the semifinals Basilshvili will meet American Taylor Fritz (33).
The Swiss tennis player, who is ranked sixth in the world, managed to excite the crowd yesterday with a win over Dan Evans in the return match, but this time he had to give up after three sets and an hour and 50 minutes.
On to the next.
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Federer actually had a great start and took the first set with seven aces, but later the two sets were completely under the control of the Georgian, who complimented the comingback opponent: "It was something special to play against Federer. This is a very special tennis player. I was very happy to hear I was playing against him." .
Federer admitted at the end: "I'm not yet one hundred percent capable and can feel it. I'm still building it. I'm actually happy with how I played today because I felt great physically."