ATP World No. 1 Roger Federer improved his hard-court record this year to 46-2 with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over No. 13 seed and defending champion Wesley Moodie under a closed roof at the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships on Thursday.
Federer needed just 52 minutes to improve his 2006 match record to 74-5.
The Swiss will next play Japanese wild card Takao Suzuki, who saved five match points for a 6-7(4), 7-6(10), 6-1 win over Alexander Waske of Germany.
Should Federer beat Suzuki to reach the semifinals on Friday, he will break his INDESIT ATP Race record of 1,345 points that he set last year. The 25-year-old currently has 1,324 points.
Federer has won eight titles (ATP Masters Series Canada, ATP Masters Series Indian Wells, ATP Masters Series Miami, Australian Open, Doha, Halle, US Open, Wimbledon) from 12 finals this season.
The 25-year-old Swiss has compiled a 229-15 record, with 30 titles in 45 tournaments, since the beginning of the 2004 season.
Meanwhile second-seeded Tommy Robredo, who is in contention to join Federer and Rafael Nadal at Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai next month, will play No. 9 seed Hyung-Taik Lee in the quarterfinals.
Robredo stands just one point away from reclaiming the No. 6 spot in the INDESIT ATP 2006 Race from James Blake, following a 6-4, 7-6(9) win over No. 15 seed Vince Spadea.
Lee stopped Dmitry Tursunov, who collected his maiden ATP title in a rain-delayed final in Mumbai on Monday. The Korean improved his match record for the season to 22-14 with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win.
Heavy rain in Tokyo has forced third-seed Mario Ancic's third round match against Rainer Schuettler and No. 10 seed Tim Henman's clash against 18-year-old Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro to be postponed until Friday.
Federer needed just 52 minutes to improve his 2006 match record to 74-5.
The Swiss will next play Japanese wild card Takao Suzuki, who saved five match points for a 6-7(4), 7-6(10), 6-1 win over Alexander Waske of Germany.
Should Federer beat Suzuki to reach the semifinals on Friday, he will break his INDESIT ATP Race record of 1,345 points that he set last year. The 25-year-old currently has 1,324 points.
Federer has won eight titles (ATP Masters Series Canada, ATP Masters Series Indian Wells, ATP Masters Series Miami, Australian Open, Doha, Halle, US Open, Wimbledon) from 12 finals this season.
The 25-year-old Swiss has compiled a 229-15 record, with 30 titles in 45 tournaments, since the beginning of the 2004 season.
Meanwhile second-seeded Tommy Robredo, who is in contention to join Federer and Rafael Nadal at Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai next month, will play No. 9 seed Hyung-Taik Lee in the quarterfinals.
Robredo stands just one point away from reclaiming the No. 6 spot in the INDESIT ATP 2006 Race from James Blake, following a 6-4, 7-6(9) win over No. 15 seed Vince Spadea.
Lee stopped Dmitry Tursunov, who collected his maiden ATP title in a rain-delayed final in Mumbai on Monday. The Korean improved his match record for the season to 22-14 with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win.
Heavy rain in Tokyo has forced third-seed Mario Ancic's third round match against Rainer Schuettler and No. 10 seed Tim Henman's clash against 18-year-old Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro to be postponed until Friday.
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