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Patna : World No 8 & 2009 champion Roger Federer, 39, Switzerland, reached the 4th round of French Open for the 15th time defeating World N 59 Dominik Koepfer, 27, Germany, in four-sets in 3rd round on June 3, 2021, late night, on court Philippe-Chatrier, Roland Garros, Parism, France. Federer, the winner of 103 career titles including 20 Grand Slam titles, beat Koepfer 7-6, 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 in 3hr 39 minutes in a tough contest in 3rd round.
The Swiss won 5 break points in the match to 4 by the German, who committed 4 double faults. Federer committed just 1 double fault. Koepfer though hammered 11 Aces in the match to 6 by the Swiss. Both the players won 3 games each in a row in the match. Federer, in all, won 160 points during the match to 159 by Koepfer. Koepfer was leading 4-2 in third set after winning the 2nd set.