Roger Federer Looks To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title

Four-time champion and top seed Roger Federer surely looks sharp to win his fifth Cincinnati Title as he turned in another flawless performance, schooling Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-2, 6-4 with 27 winners.

“Overall I'm happy. But it's hard to judge my game in these quick conditions,” said Federer, the Olympic silver medallist, who however admitted that his serve was “a bit off”.

Roger Federer To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title

“It was a good performance, I'm playing as well as I want to right now,” said the Swiss great.

Roger Federer To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title

Second seed Novak Djokovic barely broke a sweat against Nikolay Davydenko, who was nursing a shoulder injury and only lasted 30 minutes before quitting after Djokovic took the first set, 6-0.

Roger Federer To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title

Davydenko had 10 unforced errors and eight double-faults.

“This is not the way to win a match, it was clear that he was struggling physically,” Djokovic said. “I just hope he will be fit for the US Open.”

Canadian Milos Raonic upset fifth seed Tomas Berdych with 20 aces in a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 win.

Roger Federer To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title

Olympic bronze medallist Juan Martin del Potro, who missed 2010 due to right wrist surgery, had troubles with his left wrist, but pushed through the pain to notch a 7-6 (7/2), 2-6, 6-1 win over Serbia's Viktor Troicki.
Tenth seed Mardy Fish continued to perform well on his home cement courts, beating Czech Radek Stepanek 6-3, 6-3 with seven aces and 23 winners. Fish will next play Federer.

Roger Federer To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title

Roger Federer who looks really sharp to win his fifth title in this Southern & Eastern Cincinnati Title will most likely meet one of his arc rivals, Novak Djokovic, it will surely be a hot match to watch for.