Roger Federer was not alone in seeing French Open preparations fizzle out on his long-awaited return to action. The great Swiss was beaten in his first outing at the Geneva Open, while fellow 39-year-old Serena Williams suffered a similar fate at the WTA event in Parma. Roger Federer lost his first clay-court match in almost two years at the Geneva OpenFederer, playing only his second tournament since the 2020 Australian Open, improved after a rusty first set but lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to Pablo Andujar. Williams went down 7-6, 6-2 to Czech Katerina Siniakova. What is important is getting used to the tour again.’

Source: Daily Mail May 18, 2021 21:32 UTC