TENNIS – Roger Federer swept aside Roberto Bautista Agut with 6-2 6-3 6-3 in just under an hour and 30 minutes to cruise to the quarter final at Wimbledon. The Swiss Maestro remains one of the favourites for a record eighth crown at the All- England Club. Novak Djokovic rallied from two sets down v Kevin Anderson to force the match to the fifth set but the match was suspended due to obscurity Diego Sampaolo
Federer cruised to an easy win against Bautista Agut who had to fend off five match points. Federer played a perfect match in which he did not drop his serve. Federer got a double break before earning a set point after just 19 minutes. He sealed the first set with a lob. He broke early in the third game of the second set for 2-1 double break to clinch the second set with 6-2. Federer won 100 percent of his first serve points and broke serve to wrap up the third set.
“I got off to a good start and kept rolling. Roberto wasn’t at his best. Midway through the second set he hurd himself”, said Federer
Federer will face Giles Simon in the quarter finals and is on collision course for a possible semifinal against Andy Murray. The Frenchman knocked out 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych with 6-2 6-2 6-3. Federer will meet Simon for the 8th time and won their last five head-to-head matches.
Murray overcame big server Ivo Karlovic 7-6(7) 6-4 5-7 6-4 after three hours and three minutes setting up a quarter final against Vasek Pospisil. Karlovic hit 29 aces to bring his total to 136 aces in this tournament.
In a tight first set Murray clinched his seventh set point before sealing it with 9-7 after 56 minutes. He broke serve for the first time in the match at the start of the second set for 2-0 with two returns. The Scotsman saved an early break point in the third set but he did not convert two break points. Murray smashed his new raquet in frustration after two errors which handed Karlovic the third set with 5-7.
Murray converted his second break point chance in the seventh game of the fourth set for 4-3 before sealing the win on his second match point as Karlovic hit a return long after three hours. Murray will take on Pospisil who came back from two sets down to battle past Viktor Troicki with 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-3. Pospisil will also played with his doubles teammate Jack Sock against Jamie Murray and John Peers.
Defending champion Djokovic rallied from two sets down to draw level to 2-2 against Anderson before the match was suspended due to bad light at 6-7(8) 6-7(8) 6-1 6-4. Anderson won the tie-break with an ace after Djokovic saved a set point. The South African got the break for 3-1 in the second set but Djokovic broke back. Djokovic fended off two set points to draw level to 6-6 to force the match to the tie-break. Anderson got the mini-break to take the second set.
Djokovic raced out to 6-1 in 24 minutes before breaking serve at the start of the fourth set. Anderson clawed his way back before Djokovic recovered to get a break of serve in the third games to clinch the fourth set with 6-4 forcing the match to the fifth set. The fifth set will resume on Tuesday afternoon.
Stan Wawrinka edged past David Goffin 7-6(3) 7-6(7) 6-4. After winning the first set at the tie-break, Wawrinka faced a set point at 6-7 and saved it with a backhand winner. Wawrinka earned a second set point at 8-7 and sealed the win when Goffin sent his forehand out.
Wawrinka went down a break at 2-4 in the third set. It was the first time that Wawrinka dropped his serve in this tournament. The Swiss star reeled off four consecutive games to seal the third set with 6-4. Wawrinka will face Richard Gasquet who edged Nick Kyrgios with 7-5 6-1 6-7(7) 7-6(6) avenging his last year’s defeat against the Australian player in the second round last year when the Frenchman missed nine match points.
Gasquet recovered from an early break down to take the first set breaking back in the 12th game. Gasquet earned two match points at 6-4 in the tie-break of the third set but Kyrgios won five of the next six points to win the breaker with 9-7. Kyrgios led 6-4 in the tie-break of the fourth set but Gasquet reeled off the final four points before sealing the win as Kyrgios made a double fault on the third match point.
