“I played a very clean match,” Federer told the crowd. The half ended with the Spanish fans chanting “Ole, ole” as their team overwhelmed Italy. African champion Cameroon and Ghana are also way off the pace in their groups. d questions about a different tournament entirely _ one where he was involved in a match under scrutiny from anti-corruption investigators because of unusual betting. FAR BEHINDIsrael missed a chance to move within four points of Italy after a 1-0 home loss to Macedonia. That was the first time in the 36-year-old Federer’s career that he opened a Grand Slam tournament with two consecutive matches that lasted five sets. n him all the way to the last 16 here, where he plays American Sam Querrey for a place in a grand slam quarter-final for the first time. ’Gaining at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras is critical for the United States’ chances to qualify for an eighth straight World Cup. My expertise will be in physical preparation, mental preparation, nutritional and I will look at all. Sreejesh and Manpreet Singh, who have played under the Dutchman over the last few years, were in the 24-member “power-packed” meeting that took the decision.