Easy start against debutant for Federer at Wimbledon
Easy start against debutant for Federer at Wimbledon
Roger Federer left Wimbledon debutant Albert Ramos
shell-shocked after thrashing him 6-1 6-1 6-1 as the Swiss six-times
champion enjoyed an easy start to the 2012 tournament on Monday.
Federer, bidding to win a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon crown and a 17th overall grand slam, needed just 79 minutes on
Court One to sail through the first round.
Spaniard Ramos, who had played only one previous
grasscourt match, was unable to respond to Federer's skill, though he
had one brief spell of fighting back.
He took the fourth game of the second set to deuce nine
times and after saving four breakpoints, he put a forehand long on the
fifth.
When the 24-year-old left-hander won his only game of
the third set, for 5-1, the crowd gave him a big cheer but Federer, who
will now face Italian Fabio Fognini, finished him off to love in the
following game, concluding with his ninth ace.
