Federer fury at French Open schedule

Roger Federer was left distinctly unimpressed after he was forced to play the latter part of his second-round win over Thierry Ascione at the French Open in near-darkness last night.

Roger Federer was left distinctly unimpressed after he was forced to play the latter part of his second-round win over Thierry Ascione at the French Open in near-darkness last night.

The world number one and top seed powered through the opening two sets before encountering problems in the third as rain arrived and darkness set in.

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