Roger Federer was off to a perfect start at the Hopman Cup in Perth as he cruised past Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-1, 6-1 on Sunday.
For the 37-year-old Swiss, Sunday’s match helped him prepare for the Australia Open where he is set to defend his title next month. Federer struck four aces and 18 winners in the first set. He concluded the second in less than 30 minutes.
“This was a great start but obviously there’s a long way to go here and in Melbourne,” Federer said after the match. “It’s nice I’m feeling as good as I am and played a wonderful match against Cameron.”
Roger then partnered with compatriot Belinda Bencic in the mixed doubles to lead Switzerland over Britain. Earlier on, Bencic won her individual match against Katie Boulter 6-2, 7-6. Switzerland is set to play Serena William’s USA in the mixed doubles.
Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber fought hard for a win over Spain’s David Federer and Garbine Muguruza. Zverev gave Credit to David, a former World Number 3. After the match.
“All the credit is to David, coming back from a set down and break down,” the German said. “He is the greatest fighter, maybe, that we have ever seen in tennis. What he has done in tennis over the past 15 or 20 years has been absolutely amazing.”
