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Roger Federer edges closer to Wimbledon record as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic also progress


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.

It was easy work for Federer at Wimbledon

Things did not improve much for the Italian in the second, the dreaded Mexican wave breaking out as the crowd made their own entertainment once Federer had the set in the bag after three quarters of an hour.

Berrettini’s humiliation was complete when, facing yet another break point in the third, he misjudged the spin on a Federer return, swatted at thin air and fell in a heap on the grass.

Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal insists he was worthy of his place on Centre Court ahead of women’s top seed Ashleigh Barty on manic Monday at Wimbledon.

The Spaniard breezed through to the quarter-finals with victory over Joao Sousa while Barty was a surprise loser to Alison Riske on Court Two.

Nadal says that he should have been on centre court

The second Monday is a notoriously difficult day for the tournament organisers as all last-16 games in both the men’s and the women’s draws have to be scheduled.

That saw Barty shunted to the outpost on Two and Nadal was quizzed on it after his match by a journalist, who suggested that because the Australian was the world number one she might have been picked to play on Centre.

“I am the world two and I won 18 grand slams,” Nadal retorted. “My answer is not no or yes. My answer is they make a decision.

“You are putting Ashleigh Barty in front of me. For me, both decisions are good.

“In the world of tennis today, honestly, my feeling is today I am little bit more than Ashleigh Barty, even if Ashleigh Barty is the first player of the world and she already won in the French Open and she is playing unbelievably good.”

Djokovic celebrates his win over Humbert

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Novak Djokovic’s title defence is still yet to come under serious threat as he eased into the last eight for the 11th time.

The world number one breezed past French rookie Ugo Humbert in straight sets, 6-3 6-2 6-3, on Court One to set up a meeting with David Goffin in the quarter-final.

It is the 45th time he has reached this stage of a grand slam – only Federer has achieved more – and few would back against him claiming a fourth SW19 crown on Sunday.





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