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 | Federer went to the fifth tournament title in Basel1-11-2011 |
Roger Federer had a 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 over Poteat Starace in the first round match of the tennis tournament for men in Basel, which has a prize pool € 1,850,000. Federer, who is seeded third in the scheme of the tournament, won for the sixth time against his Italian rival. For Federer match in St. Jakob-Halle has always been particularly emotional. It is in this room in his hometown, he started for the big professional sport, but as a child is returned balls of the same tournament. Four times champion has a lost finals - in 2009 a year against Novak Djokovic. But revenge overtook Serb too quickly and in 2010, a year Federer beat him to win his fourth title. For him, this tournament probably would be a good consolation for neosobeno high season. Unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, who reached the final here in 2005 a year for the first time passed the first round after the year 2008. Now he had to start over Viktor Troicki (Serbia, 8th in the scheme) with 4:6, 7:6 (10:8), 6-2. Baghdatis achieved six aces and serve samples of his opponent five times. In the next round Marcos will face Swiss qualifier Michael Lamers or Mikhail Youzhny (Russia). Champion of the tournament pairs of the U.S. Open, Jurgen Melzer, dropped out of his place and was occupied by Russian Mikhail Kukushkin. It started with a victory against Donald Young (USA) 6-4, 6-2.