Twelve months ago Roger Federer was given a fourth round walk-over as an injury to scheduled opponent Tommy Haas afforded him a long weekend off and enough leisure time to fit in a trip to the barber’s. The scale of his fortune may have differed yesterday but the finger of Wimbledon fate was pointing at the great one just as assuredly. Scroll down for more Ace: Federer fires down another superb serve Federer produced an impeccable display of serving to ease past Lleyton Hewitt 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 but this was not the Hewitt who once lorded over men’s tennis himself. The 2002 champion has been slowed by a troublesome hip and, though his peskiness remains undimmed, a terrier of a player cannot quite catch up with as many ankles to snap as in the past. What really made Federer’s day, however, was that the match to decide his...
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