FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 5, 2021 Switzerland's Roger Federer during his third round match against Germany's Dominik Koepfer REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
(Reuters) - Roger Federer made a winning return to the grass courts with a hard-fought 7-6(4) 7-5 victory over qualifier Ilya Ivashka at Halle on Monday.
The Swiss has not played a competitive match on grass since his Wimbledon final defeat by Novak Djokovic almost two years ago, but was quickly back in the routine.
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