Federer celebrates birthday with win

Federer moved on to the third round at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada at his first tournament appearance since winning a historic fifth consecutive Wimbledon title. Federer's opponent in the second round match which didn't produce any break points at all was the Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic who predictably fired at lot of aces (16) but succumbed to Federer's brilliant shot-making in two tie-breaks. The 7-6(2) 7-6(3) victory was Federer's 13th straight match win in Canada, having won the title here in 2004 and 2006 (he skipped the tournament in 2005 due to a sprained ankle), and was an appropriate way to celebrate his 26th birthday.

Federer was apparently serenaded (I fell asleep midway through the match as it was 3:30am here) with "Happy Birthday" in French by the crowd during the match and was eventually presented a birthday cake at the end of the match.
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