Roger Federer was defeated by Pablo Andujar in three sets on his return to action in the second round of the 2021 Geneva Open.The 20-time major champion was beaten 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in his first match at the ATP 250 tournament – having received a first round bye as the top seed.
World No. 75 Andujar converted the first break point of the match to take the opening set with Federer serving at 4-5.
The 39-year-old then hit back to level the match after converting the only break point of the second set to go up 2-1.
The Swiss broke again to go up 2-1 in the decider, before losing serve at 4-3. The Spaniard broke again after converting a third match point for 6-4 to seal victory.
This was the world No. 8’s first appearance in Geneva, and he will next feature at the French Open.
The former world No. 1 had only appeared at one event – the Qatar Open in March – since the 2020 Australian Open.
It was a first career meeting between Federer and the 35-year-old Andujar, who has won four ATP titles – all on clay.
The Valencia-born player has finished as runner-up at five other clay court events – and reached a career-high ranking of No. 32 in July 2015.
Andujar will face either Dominic Stricker or Marton Fucsovics in the quarter-finals.
Pablo spoils the Swiss party 😯
Pablo Andujar wins the last four games to defeat Federer 6-4 4-6 6-4 in his first match back on clay since 2019 in Geneva pic.twitter.com/NqIUmzqBtu— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 18, 2021
