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Untested so far at US Open, Federer faces Kohlschreiber

Roger Federer, of Switzerland, returns a shot to Steve Darcis, of Belgium, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Roger Federer, of Switzerland, returns a shot to Steve Darcis, of Belgium, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Roger Federer, of Switzerland, returns a shot to Steve Darcis, of Belgium, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

By Associated Press 4 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Roger Federer has gotten in some practice during his matches so far at the U.S. Open.

Pulling away quickly to big early leads, he has had the chance to try out different tactics under match conditions. The second-seeded Federer has dropped just nine games through two rounds, facing only two break points and saving both of them.

“It was on the easier side,” he said after his win Thursday, “so I was able to mix it up, was attacking, was also staying back some. I was pretty much all-out attack as much as I could.

“Obviously, I have to manage that against different players when the score line isn’t maybe so one-sided.”

That could be the case Saturday against 29th-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber. The 31-year-old German has been a Grand Slam quarterfinalist, at Wimbledon in 2012.