Tennis: 'It's been a long and tough road' - Federer

Roger Federer admitted that 'it's been a long and tough road' as he made his comeback after 13 months out of tennis through injury. Second seed Federer soon returned to winning ways as he edged Dan Evans 7-6 (10-8), 3-6, 7-5 to reach the Qatar Open quarter-finals on Wednesday. The 39-year-old had not played competitively since January 2020 after two knee surgeries. The second seed will face world number 42 Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia in the final eight