LONDON: The rain sinking is rarely a sight welcomed at Wimbledon.
Therefore, get rid of the thought for Lorenzo Sonego Italia, which, on his central court debut, found himself a break point down at 5-5 in the first set of his fourth round battle with Roger Federer when a cloud replied to the players.
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Someone can only guess the torment he has to experience for 20 minutes of termination Monday, where the roof closes above the court that is wet and windy, but after the resumption, it is clear that the disturbance that SONEGO has done.
He immediately produced a double error under the spotlight to submit the service and it was a federer criminal needed to prove that when it came to Wimbledon, he was not a deep, even at the old age of 39 years, directly to 18 #Wimbledon quarter-finals …
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“Only amazing differences in indoor and outdoor situations can be done,” Federer, who was 40 next month, said after advancing to the last eight at the All England Club to record the 18th time.
“It was a complicated condition and after the first set I felt I was in control of the match better.
I couldn’t be more excited about being in the quarter,” Sonici, of course not hunched on the green grass that won his first ATP title on the surface on the surface of Turkey two years ago and him It seems to enjoy the challenge of facing men who don’t have the same when coming to grass tennis.
Maybe it was a strong wind or lack of Federer’s match practice, after only playing a handful of tournaments in the last 18 months, but the sixth seed let the break point after breaking the point past his fingers in the set.
Even when the error forehand sonego gave him a 4-3 advantage, Switzerland could not hold it when he went to serve to set at 5-4 and above.
18 Wimbledon quarter-finals …
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Then follow the game featuring 20 points, seven Deuces, poor Federer lob destroyed by Sionego and several tat-tat-tat exchanges that shocked in the net before the rain stopped the players roughly.
When the players returned to continue the game that had been dragged for 12 minutes in browsing time, it took 15 seconds to see the nerves being shot in pieces.
It gave Federer with the spark he needed for the motorbike through the rest of the contest after converting only two of the nine break points that he had obtained for the first set.
“When you, with the year I have, it’s all a question mark in all places.
You have to prove it again to yourself that you really can do it,” Federer said, who underwent two knee operations in 2020.
“Now we will See how much more is left in the tank.
Obviously it’s important to win straight.
“In his record – expand the 58th quarter-finals in a major, the grand slam champion 20 times will meet the second seed Russia Danil Medvedev or Hubert Hurkacz , the match will be continued on Tuesday.