"I really had fun," he said. "I want to take the video home to remind me of this match all my life."
Hartfield missed a chance to close out the first set, committing four unforced errors to lose serve for 5-all. Federer broke again two games later to take the set but continued to struggle, failing to convert three set points in the 10th game of the second set.
Federer saved his best play for the tiebreaker. He kissed the line for winners on consecutive points, and closed out the set with a pair of booming forehands.
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