Roger Federer needed his serve to rescue a win against Diego Schwartzman - Mark Petchey
ROGER FEDERER needed to rely on his serve to overcome Diego Schwartzman in the Shanghai Masters this afternoon.
Roger Federer beat Diego Schwartzman in straight sets in Shanghai
That is the view of Sky Sports pundit and Andy Murray’s former coach Mark Petchey.
Federer beat Schwarzman in straight sets in his round of 32 tie.
The Argentine took Federer to a tie-break in the first set but the Swiss legend stood firm to win in straight sets.
Petchey says Federer's serve was just too strong for Schwarzman.
“That was a good contest,” Petchey said on Sky Sports.
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“I kind of felt it was going to be a good contest.
“You know Schwartzman’s going to try to come and impose himself, make it happen.
“But he just doesn’t have enough firepower on the serve to get enough free points.
“Roger Federer, as we saw in that last game, his serve coming to his rescue when there were some important moments.
“As ever you’ve got to applaud this man (Schwartzman).
“He always makes like difficult for the top players.
“He’s exciting to watch, he has lots of energy and he’s a shot-maker."