Mistreated in his first round match against Adrian Mannarino, Roger Federer, led two sets to one, took advantage of the Frenchman's abandonment who hurt his knee in the fourth set while leading two sets to one .
The Swiss are doing 6-4, 6-7, 3-6, 6-2 without really reassuring themselves.
The winning octula of the tournament could find another French player in the next round: Richard Gasquet who is currently challenging the Japanese Sugita.