And one day ‘His Majesty’ came back. This Wednesday Roger Federer He returned to play an official tennis match after 13 months of inactivity.

The Swiss returned to the circuit in Doha displaying several glimpses of his enormous talent, earning the ovation of the few spectators who could say present (there is limited capacity).

Federer returned in a big way, facing one of the best tennis players of today: the British Daniel Evans, 28 of the world list.

Roger’s 405 days of absence were virtually unnoticed. The Helvetian shone and won the victory in three sets, with partials of 7-6, 3-6 and 7-5.

The next opponent of the living world tennis legend will be the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, 42 of the ATP, for the quarterfinals.

Federer, 6 of the ATP, is the second seed of the tournament in Doha. The big favorite for the title is Dominic Thiem, Nico Massú’s pupil.