MELBOURNE: Swirling winds almost blew apart Roger Federer’s Australian Open preparations yesterday.
The Swiss world number one needed more than two and a quarter hours to squeeze past Czech Radek Stepanek 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 at the invitational Kooyong Classic as a gusting breeze played havoc with Federer’s service rhythm.
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