Roger Federer – “Alex De Minaur is Very Dangerous”

The Swiss maestro, Roger Federer once again played some sublime tennis on the banks of River Rhine and reached his 15th final in Basel after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas. World Number three, Federer will take on the young Australian, Alex de Minaur to complete his collection of 10 titles in his hometown.

To reach the finals, Minaur played some taxing tennis against the American giant Reilly Opelka. The 20-year-old, Minaur has just dropped a set in the Basel tournament and is expected to be a tough opponent for Federer.  

The artist of tennis, Federer is excited for his next match in Basel as his Sunday’s match-win would extend his Swiss Indoors title count to number ten. Previously, in Germany this year Federer lifted his tenth Halle Open title and claimed his version of ‘La Decima’ for the very first time.

“It’s going to be a very special match tomorrow eyeing a 10th title, happened only once to me so far in Halle, I‘m relaxed in a good mood, will try to push him (Alex de Minaur) to the limit, he has a lot of self confidence and is very dangerous on this surface indoor,” Roger Federer said.

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The 15-time finalist in Basel, Federer began his week on a positive note and so far he has just dropped a service game in the Swiss tournament which was in the opening round. In his semifinal match against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Federer faced eight break points before he could convert two of them.

“Spent a lot of time with the kids this week, did not have any appointments except meeting a few Swiss sportspersons which I enjoyed very much, margins are very tight in indoor tennis, therefore, I‘m positively surprised that I made it to the final,” Federer added.

With his Saturday’s win, Roger Federer extends his match-winning streak to 23 matches in Basel. Collectively, Federer claimed his 50th victory on this home turf after his semifinal match at Swiss Indoors 2019.