Roger Federer will play Slovakia’s Lukáš Lacko on Wednesday in the round of 64 at Wimbledon.
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Defending men’s champion Federer was first on Centre Court at 1pm, and one hour and 19 minutes later he had wrapped up a 6-1 6-3 6-4 victory against the world No.58.
Serena Williams reacts against Arantxa Rus during their first-round match on Day 1 of Wimbledon on July 2, 2018 in London, England.
ESPN reports that Federer’s deal with Uniqlo is worth more than 0 million guaranteed over 10 years.
Everything else was familiar for the Swiss star who cruised past world number 57 Lajovic in just 79 minutes.
“I always have been very clear that it probably is one of the most emotional matches that I played in my career”.
“So the “RF” logo is with Nike at the moment, but it will come to me at some point”, Federer said. Even the match point was on a knife-edge.
She next faces either Bulgarian qualifier Viktoriya Tomova or Czech wild card Tereza Smitkova.
“I don’t have a shoe deal”.
“It was a great relationship with Nike and this is going to be, too – one that carries well beyond Roger’s playing days”.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka missed the second half of 2017 after knee surgery and has struggled to regain form since returning at the Australian Open in January.
Kyrgios earned the only break of the match to go up 5-3 in the fourth set before serving out the match. She’s seeded. The tournament can do that if he wants to.
The 2014 semi-finalist was stunned by three-time Slam victor Stan Wawrinka 1-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5), 6-4. We’re hopeful the beginning of next year people can also start buying my stuff.
The Czech player, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014, is a 9/2 favorite, while Muguruza is 7/1 to retain her title.
Third seed and last year’s runner-up to Federer, Marin Cilic underlined his title credentials by smacking down 21 aces as he eased into the next round with a comfortable 6-1 6-4 6-4 win over Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka.
In the women’s event, there were wins for Czech seventh seed Karolína Pliskova who defeated Britain’s Harriet Dart 7-6 (7/2), 2-6, 6-1 and 10th seeded American Madison Keys, a 6-4, 6-2 victor over Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia.
It is the second successive year that Nadal has arrived at the All England Club without playing any other grass-court tournaments.
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Hampered by a recurring knee injury, Nadal endured another humiliating exit in 2013 as Belgian world number 135 Steve Darcis won 7-6, 7-6, 6-4 in the first round.
