tomas berdych is through to the second round of the world tennis tournament in rotterdam after a straight—sets3 down in the opening set but some superb serving got him back in the match. he has a good record in this tournament — having won it in 2014, and reached the final a year later. berdych will meet the winner of jan—lenna rd struff and viktor troicki next. feliciano lopez beat martin klizan in straight sets but the slovakian didn't go down without a fight. this beautiful lob kept him in the match early on and it went to a tie—break in the second. lopez will meet either david goffin or benoit paire in the last 16. and roger federer begins his bid for a 3rd title on wednesday against the belgian ruben bemelmans. if the 36 year old gets as far as the semi—finals he'll replace rafael nadal at the top of the rankings — that would make him the oldest person to ever hold the world number one position. the swiss picks and chooses his tournaments more now and says it's a joint effort when deciding. my my family, will my wife, my friends, my coaching team, everybody needs to be on board with this