Roger Federer of Switzerland attends a news conference before the ATP World Tour Istanbul tennis tournament in Istanbul April 27, 2015. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Roger Federer was given a fright before reaching the semi-final of the inaugural Istanbul Open on Friday, eventually beating Spain's Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-3.
The Swiss world number two, the top draw at the new claycourt event, needed two hours 28 minutes to set up a semi-final against eighth seed Diego Schwartzman.
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