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Patna : 8th Seed Roger Federer, 39, Switzerland, reached the second round f French Open, an ATP Grand Slam clay court tournament, beating qualifier Denis Istomin, 34, Uzbekistan, in straight sets in first round on May 31, 2021, 2021, evening. Federer, the winner of 20 Grand Slam singles titles, beat Istomin 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 in first round winning 5 break points and 3 games in a row during the match.
The Swiss fired 8 Aves in the match to 3 by Istomin, who committed 4 double faults. Federer, in all, won 90 points to 62 by Istomin, who had defeated Novak Djokovic, 34, Serbia, in the 2nd round of Australian Open in 2017.