Sony Ericson Open Tennis - Federer Advance

Roger Federer advances to the Fourth round of the on-going Sony Ericson Open tennis after a sloppy win over Florent Serra.

Tennis has been on the backseat after the Australian Open won by Federer. With the March Madness on the Final Four stage, the NBA closing to its postseason and The Masters beckoning, it is not hard to understand why the on-going Sony Ericson Open Tennis championship is almost under the radar.

Two-time winner of the event, Roger Federer was taken to two tie-break sets by an unheralded Florent Serra 7 - 6 (2), 7 - 6 (3) before advancing in the Sony Ericson Open where he will next face Thomas Berdych in the fourth round.

Well, Federer can afford to play half-heartedly if he so desires given that it is not a grand slam event.

But here's a new motivation for the world number one. A dream Sony Ericson Open Tennis championship match looms against Rafael Nadal if both he and Federer take care of their respective brackets. I hope I get to watch this one.

On a side note, this is the first time I saw Federer donning orange tennis shirt.