Swiss superstar Roger Federer ushered Yuichi Sugita to a first-round exit Tuesday at the Gerry Weber Open.
World No. 5 and top seed Federer needed just 52 minutes to beat the 66th-ranked Sugita 6-3, 6-1 for the 1,100th win of his career, second behind American Jimmy Connors (1,256) on the all-time list.
"It (the 1,100 milestone) was mentioned in Stuttgart but I had forgotten about it," Federer told atpworldtour.com. "I appreciate these numbers way more today than ever before.