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WIMBLEDON: Federer Sprints to Third Round

/noticias.info/ Wednesday, June 22, 2005

The Roger Federer machine moves on at Wimbledon as impressively as ever.

The two times champion advanced to the last 32 in the Championships with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 win over the Czech Ivo Minar.

Last year at Wimbledon Federer won every match except one in straight sets, and chances are he will repeat that feat this time. The more he becomes used to the demands of grass court tennis the more dominant he is set to become.

Minar was the 31st successive grass court victim for Federer. He has not lost on grass since the first round at Wimbledon three years ago when he was beaten by the Croatian Mario Ancic.

Minar had never played at Wimbledon before. On top of that he is very raw on grass and despite some vigorous hitting he was never able to trouble Federer for long. If he thought he could mix up the champion he was wrong. As Federer pointed out, Minar suffered from bad shot selection.

Minar, 21, is a Grand Slam novice but had given Federer a close three set match in Dubai earlier this year. But Dubai is a million miles from the All England Club and the demands are vastly different.

Minar, who tried to qualify for Wimbledon last year but failed, found that out today.

Federer broke Minar's serve in the 10th game in each of the first two sets - perfect timing for the No.1 seed to put extra pressure on his 99th-ranked opponent.

Federer simply ran out the third set as fast as he could, taking just 18 minutes and allowing Minar only his sixth game when the Czech saved a match point with a forehand drive.

That left Federer to serve for victory and after double faulting on his second match point - his first misstep in the match - the champion sealed his win with an ace.

Written by Barry Newcombe


Court 1 - Gentlemen's Singles - 2nd Round
Roger Federer SUI (1) 6 6 6
Ivo Minar CZE 4 4 1 notas_de_prensa_archivo