By Chris Oddo | Monday, July 7, 2015
Roger Federer remained unbroken for the Wimbledon fortnight, racing into the Wimbledon quarterfinals with a straight-sets win.
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It was Manic Monday at Wimbledon for many, but for Roger Federer it was more like a walk in the park. The Swiss maestro made light work of Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut on Centre Court, reaching his 13th Wimbledon quarterfinal with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 victory.
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Federer, who has reached more Grand Slam quarterfinals than any other Open Era player, reached the last eight at a major for the 45th time, and improved his career record at the Championships to 77-9. He is currently only seven matches behind Jimmy Connors (84-18) for the all-time Wimbledon win lead.
“This obviously is my best court to play tennis on,” said Federer. “I was hoping to get out of the blocks early and get going. I was good enough to do that.”
Federer has yet to be broken at Wimbledon, and his serve was perhaps more lethal than it was in the first week. He finished the match with a streak of 106 consecutive holds still intact. The last time he was broken was against Philipp Kohlschreiber in his first match at Halle.
The second seed dropped only two points on serve in the first set, breaking on both of his own opportunities to take the lead in 19 minutes. In the second he dropped five points on serve and broke two more times while Bautista Agut struggled with an ankle issue after taking a nasty fall and sought the attention of the trainer.
“He definitely didn’t have the best fall in the second set,” said Federer. “I’m happy that he was able to continue to play.”
Bautista Agut would return after a tape job to play some solid tennis in set three, but that didn’t keep him from falling behind a break early in the third.
Federer, who finished with only eight points lost on his serve, had a momentary struggle in the final game, but he managed to break for the win when he converted his sixth match when a Bautista Agut backhand floated into the net.
Federer will continue his quest for a record eighth Wimbledon title when he faces Gilles Simon in the quarterfinals. Simon cruised past Tomas Berdych, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
“He’s probably one of the best counterpunchers we have in the game,” said Federer. “I’ve always had some tough matches with him in the past.”