Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a forehand against Cedrik-Marcel Stebe of Germany on June 12, 2013 at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany. -AFP
HALLE (Germany): Defending Wimbledon champion Roger Federer made a seamless transition from clay to grass on Wednesday as he cruised into the quarter-finals of the ATP Halle Open after brushing aside German wildcard Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-3, 6-3.
Federer, who is using the tournament as a tune-up for the defence of his title at the All England Club later this month, needed just 67 minutes to see off Stebe in what was the Swiss star’s first outing since losing to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the last eight at Roland Garros.
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