June Chris Oddo 06/10/2017

Federer Set for Grass Return in Stuttgart

Roger Federer could square off with 39-year-old Tommy Haas in his first match at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. The 35-year-old 18-time major champion makes his return to the tour for the first time since winning the Miami title.See the full draw below:

.@rogerfederer's projected @MercedesCup 2017 path:R1 Bye
R2 Haas/Herbert
QF M.Zverev
SF Berdych/Simon
F Dimitrov pic.twitter.com/c7wmk3AY0Q
— Roger Federer (@FedererLive) June 10, 2017

Federer, who owns 15 grass court titles, fell in the semifinals at Stuttgart last year to Dominic Thiem.Federer could face No.8-seeded Mischa Zverev in the quarterfinals and either No.3-seeded Tomas Berdych or No.7-seeded Gilles Simon in the semifinals. No.2-seeded Grigor Dimitrov and No.4-seeded Lucas Pouille are in the bottom half of the draw.The Swiss owns a 152-23 record on grass. ]]>

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