ATP World No. 1 Roger Federer erased memories of his shaky opening-round win with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Gael Monfils Thursday to reach the Masters Series Monte-Carlo quarterfinals.
Federer came within two points of defeat against Spanish qualifier Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo in his opening-round match Wednesday, eventually escaping 7-6 in the third set. But Federer was in much better form against Monfils, dropping serve just once on the lone beak point he faced in the match and winning a stunning 81 percent of points on his second serve. Federer, who last week won his first title of the year in Estoril under the watchful eye of new coach Jose Higueras, is now on a seven-match clay-court winning streak.
Monfils said poor decisions proved costly. "I started off well. I was aggressive and then, I don't know, I changed," the Frenchman said. I was watching him playing instead of staying aggressive or very dynamic... I was trying too much to run around my backhand and playing forehands instead of staying more simple and using my backhand. This opened wide angles for him, and it was easier."

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(story via montecarlo.masters-series.com)
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