Federer waists little time to advance
Seeking his first tournament title of the year, Roger Federer only needed 61 minutes to dispense of Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-2. With the win, Federer has now secured his spot in the quarterfinals of the Estoril Open in Portugal. He will now face either Joao Sousa or Ferderico Gil, both of whom he has never met before.
Mired in one of the worst slumps of his career, Federer has already lost four matches in 2008 and has now turned to coach Jose Higueras for help. So far, the Higueras move seems to be positive but we will have to wait and see before we can make a firm judgment. One thing is for sure, Higueras is a great coach who really knows the ins and outs of the game, especially on the clay.
