Tennis-Federer begins 追跡（する） for 肩書を与える number 100 in Dubai
Feb 25 (Reuters) - Roger Federer began his 最新の 追求（する），探索（する） for a 100th ATP 肩書を与える with a 戦う／戦いing 6-4 3-6 6-1 勝利，勝つ over Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of the Dubai 義務 解放する／自由な Tennis 選手権s on Monday.
Competing for the first time since his fourth 一連の会議、交渉／完成する 敗北・負かす by Stefanos Tsitsipas at last month's Australian Open, world number seven Federer overcame a blip 中途の through his match before 決起大会／結集させるing to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Kohlschreiber.
にもかかわらず enjoying a 13-0 長，率いる-to-長，率いる 記録，記録的な／記録する against Kohlschreiber coming into the contest, Federer said his mindset ahead of the deciding third 始める，決める was to somehow 避ける an 早期に 敗北・負かす against the German.
"Just somehow get through. Somehow try not to lose," the 37-year-old said.
"I'm very pleased I was able to find a way. I 現実に played a really good third 始める，決める."
The 20-times Grand 激突する 支持する／優勝者, who has been stuck on 99 肩書を与えるs since 勝利ing at his hometown Basel tournament last October, next 直面するs Fernando Verdasco after the world number 32 got past Italian qualifier Thomas Fabbiano 3-6 6-3 6-2.
"I think he (Verdasco) has got one of those wonderful forehands on 小旅行する. We've seen the 広大な／多数の／重要な 発射-making he has been able to produce over the course of his career," Federer 追加するd.
"I'm happy he's still going. He's a good player. He can definitely 頂点（に達する） against the 最高の，を越す guys. That's why he's still playing, for those 肉親，親類d of matches, so I have to be careful."
The second seeded スイスの has never lost to Verdasco in six 会合s, last （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing the 35-year-old Spaniard in Dubai en 大勝する to the 肩書を与える four years ago.
Federer's 仕事 in the tournament became a bit easier with seventh seed Milos Raonic and fourth seed Karen Khachanov, both in the same half of the draw as the スイスの, 苦しむing 開始 一連の会議、交渉／完成する 出口s.
ロシアの Khachanov was felled by world number 19 Nikoloz Basilashvili who 勝つ／広く一帯に広がるd 6-4 6-1, while Raonic was beaten 6-4 5-7 6-4 by German Jan-Lennard Struff.
Defendin g 支持する／優勝者 Roberto Bautista Agut later 敗北・負かすd wildcard Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4 6-3.
最高の，を越す seed Kei Nishikori is in 活動／戦闘 on Tuesday with an 開始 一連の会議、交渉／完成する 衝突／不一致 against Frenchman Benoit Paire while third seed Marin Cilic 会合，会うs Gael Monfils. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Pritha Sarkar)
