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HAMBURG, Germany -- Roger Federer rallied to beat Daniel Brands 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday at the German Tennis Championships in his first match since his second-round loss at Wimbledon last month. Using a bigger racket for the first time, Federer served three aces in the opening game but still lost his serve and ultimately the set to the German. The former No. 1 broke once in the second set and twice in the decider to reach the third round. The 17-time major champion is a four-time winner in Hamburg, the city where he won his first title in 2002 to break into the top 10. After losing at Wimbledon to Sergiy Stakhovsky -- who failed to qualify for the main draw in Hamburg -- Federer dropped to No. 5 in the rankings, the first time in a decade that hes been that low. Brands, who celebrated his 26th birthday Wednesday and received a cake after the match, received few presents from the top-seeded Federer in the last two sets. However, the Swiss star needed four match points to close it out. He finished with nine aces on the clay-court surface. "It was a tough match, Daniel is playing a very good season," Federer said. Federer will play qualifier Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic, who beat 15th-seeded Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Tommy Haas outlasted qualifier Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to advance to the third round. The second-seeded Haas blew a 4-1 lead in the third set but held serve and then broke to clinch the match when Kavcic sent a forehand long. "At the end, its the victory that counts," Haas said. Haas was runner-up in the tournament last year and is the oldest player in the top 100 at 35. He is looking for his second title at home this season, after winning in Munich. Fourth-seeded Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, a Wimbledon semifinalist, prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4) over Robin Haase of the Netherlands. 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We are a top team and, to me, we are the best team in the league, the City right-back said.Right now things havent gone the way we wanted them to go but thats football, hopefully we learn.We will also learn from last week [Leicester defeat]. We can start looking ahead and start looking forward to getting back to our best. Leicester impressively beat City 3-1 at the Etihad on Saturday I want to think positive though, we are still on top and, while we are six points behind Leicester, we are not far away. If we win every single game we can make it happen.Weve got used to playing in big games and playing under pressure so we are ready to fight for the title.Asked what winning the league would mean to City, the Frenchman added: It will be massive for the club and it will give us even more trust in each other. We know we can do it, we know we have the quality to do it. I am not worried to be honest, I know we are going to get ready and were going to make it happen.Pellegrinis side host second-placed Tottenham - who capitalised on Citys defeat by leapfrogging them in the table with a victory over Watford - on Super Sunday looking to get their title charge back on track. Sky Sports Vault: Man City 0-1 Tottenham, May 2010 It is essential we beat Tottenham like it will be essential for us to beat other teams in the future.dddddddddddd We cannot afford to drop points as we have, said Sagna.Its a massive game because we want to stay in contact with the top teams, we are part of the top teams, we are still involved in four competitions, and we want to go and get the title at the end of the season.We still have plenty of time to do it but we need to start winning again. Everyone has trust, we trust that we have the confidence and qualities and we are going to try and make it happen. Tottenham saw City off 4-1 in the return meeting earlier this season at White Hart Lane If you want to be the champion you have to beat everyone because its a strange league this year.Back in the day, whenever you were playing a lower team on paper you could be quiet confident. Nowadays everyone can beat everyone, so we dont have an excuse.Watch Manchester City v Tottenham live on Super Sunday, 4pm, Sky Sports 1 HD. Or watch all day for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV Also See: City bottom of top-six table Spurs to sink City again? Who has the best striker? Can Spurs stop Aguero? ' ' '