Roger Federer insists he won’t have an easy road to a record eighth Wimbledon crown despite the recent struggles of his title rivals. While Federer is aware of his rival’s various issues, he still expects to be confronted by one or two of them in the latter stages at Wimbledon. I see that they are going to be tough to beat here.”InspiredLleyton Hewitt was the last man other than Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray to win Wimbledon, back in 2002. READ | Rafael Nadal eyes Wimbledon title if he avoids early exit“Away from those five players, I’m not sure how deep we’re talking about. Here's @rogerfederer to kick things off in style...#MyWimbledonMemory pic.twitter.com/8r0EXl05gA — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 29, 2017Federer, seeded third, starts his bid to reach an 11th Wimbledon final with a first-round clash against Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov.

Source: Hindustan Times July 01, 2017 17:03 UTC