Federer Stretched to Four Sets Against Tursonov

Roger Federer dropped a set, yet found his groove against Dmitry Tursonov Friday afternoon in Paris, to advance to the fourth round at Roland Garros with a four set victory, 7-5 6-7 (7) 6-2 6-4. The two faced off earlier this year in Indian Wells, where the Swiss maestro edged out the Russian in two tiebreak sets. The first two sets would follow in a similar manner, with exception to the 2009 Roland Garros champion breaking in the final game of the opening set.

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Tursonov continued to play aggressive, using his powerful backhand down the line to go behind the Swiss in several rallies. The Russian overcame a 4-1 deficit in the second set tiebreak to even the match, but Federer broke in the opening game of the third set, from where he turned the match in his favor.

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After returning from an off court medical timeout, Tursonov struggled a bit in his movement, which the Swiss maestro exploited with his drop shot. After 3 hours 7 minutes, Federer closed out the match and secured his place against Ernests Gulbis in the fourth round. The Swiss hit 15 aces to only one double fault, winning 80% of points on his first serve, and 69% of points on his second serve. He was 12/19 at net, but just 4/21 on break points. Over the course of the four set match, Federer hit 56 winners and 39 unforced errors.