Federer had a much more difficult first round of the 2017 US Open than expected, taking 5 sets to defeat Tiafoe. Entering round 2, Fedex, although still rated higher than Russian opponent - Mikhail Youzhny, still had to work very hard to win.
Set 1 took place as Federer wanted when every serving had high accuracy to help him take control of the game. While Mikhail Youzhny was not in time to "hot the engine", Fedex quickly came to an overwhelming victory of 6-1 in the opening set.
Entering set 2, the battle began to get exciting as Youzhny caught up with the pace. The Russian tennis player attacked effectively, showing more fear in the attacks. Although there were times when Fedex took the lead, Youzhny dragged them into a tie-break. Finally, Mikhail won the shootout to bring the match back to balance.
The war between the two veterans then continued to be tense as both maintained their accuracy in attacks. The victory was divided equally between the two players in sets 3 and 4 with the same score of 6-4.
Set 5 was not as dramatic as expected when Mikhail Youzhny was clearly exhausted while Federer maintained high endurance in every left fan. The "Express train" quickly ended the match with a 6-2 victory.
With a 5-set victory with the scores of 6-1, 6-7,4-6, 6-4, 6-2 against Mikhail Youzhny, Roger Federer qualified for round 3 against Feliciano Lopez.
While Federer struggled to continue, his number 1 opponent in this tournament, Rafael Nadal, also had to take 4 sets to overcome Taro Daniel after scores of 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and 6-2.
The women's singles event has eased the storm as the higher-rated players have qualified for the next round. French Open Open driver - Jelena Ostapenko defeated Sorana Cirstea after 2 sets with the same score of 6-4. The number 4 seed - Elina Svitolina also had a victory after 2 sets against Evgeniya Rodina.
