Roger Federer’s 99th Wimbledon win was probably one of his easiest after he crushed 17th seed Matteo Berrettini. The eight-time champion moved seamlessly into the quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 victory which took just an hour and 13 minutes. Federer will bring up his century of triumphs if, as looks increasingly likely, he reaches the semi-finals. Not many of the previous 98 could have been this straightforward, so powerless was Berrettini to even threaten the Swiss. Federer was a break up inside 10 minutes, and had the first set wrapped up within 17 in a painful opening for Berrettini.

Source: Irish Examiner July 08, 2019 18:23 UTC