ROGER Federer has motored through a few opening-match stutters to produce a turnaround 5-7 6-0 6-2 victory over Tunisian wildcard Malek Jaziri at the Dubai Open.
The Swiss second seed, playing for his sixth trophy at the Aviation club, was caught out by the national number one, who surprised the 17-time Grand Slam winner by winning the first set after Federer had missed on three break point chances.
But the fairytale evaporated after the 41-minute set, with Federer settling into his game and running out the winning with ten aces and five breaks of serve from 11 chances.
"The margins are small," said Federer, who is defending his title from 2012.
"He played a great first set. I struggled with the wind; it was also a first round.
"I'm happy I made the turnaround. It's a big relief for me. I'm glad to get another chance to move ahead."
Federer improved to 8-2 on the season after beating his number 128 opponent, who lost in Dubai qualifying a year ago.
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