Roger Federer continues his hunt for a straight Wimbledon right on Monday.
Tennis newsRoger Federer his quest for a sixth straight Wimbledon claim on Monday. When he on 20th-seed Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in a quarter-round balance.
The 26-year-old Swiss big name also is looking to extend his triumphant stretch on grassland to 63 matches. He has cruised through the major three rounds here, defeating Dominik Hrbaty, Robin Soderling and Marc Gicquel without dropping a set.
Federer has won 37 straight matches at Wimbledon, four shy of the reputation held by Bjorn Borg, whose series of five straight Wimbledon crowns was in 1981.
The only more thespian to win six straight Wimbledon was William Renshaw from 1881-86. However, after claiming his principal championship, Renshaw was required to win only one pair in the task round to recall the heading in the succeeding five eons.
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Slowed by in January and February, Federer has experienced a sub-par season by his patronizing standards, disarming only two titles in 2008. Still, with a triumph over Hewitt, Federer will extent a 17th succeeding Grand Slam game. The last time he failed to influence the round of eight in a major was in 2004 at the French Open, when he lost to Gustavo Kuerten in the round.
Hewitt, the only extra vigorous entertainer in the line of work with a Wimbledon cup, has dropped his last 11 against Federer, including a semifinal loss here in 2005. The Aussie won his Wimbledon garland in 2002, the year before Federer started his run.
After Wimbledons usual day off on the head Sunday of the competition, the paramount four of eight twenty-five percent-round are set for Monday. No. 10 seed Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus faces No. 31 Feliciano Lopez of Spain, No. 13 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland takes on Marat Safin of Russia and No. 22 Fernando Verdasco of Spain meets unseeded Croat Mario Ancic.
With Wawrinka joining Federer, his countrymate, in the quarter round, Switzerland has two representatives in the finishing 16 at Wimbledon for the original time in the open era. Wawrinka and Federer are the only players not to lose a set here, although the anterior has one fewer set due to a retirement.
The 23-year-old Wawrinka is aiming to range the quarterfinals of a key for the opening time in his line of business. He cutting-edge to the fourth round of the U.S. Open last, behind a five-set cup tie to Juan Ignacio Chela.
If Wawrinka keeps charming, he would be matched up with Federer in the semifinals. The Baghdatis-Lopez survivor the Wawrinka-Safin victor in the .
If Federer gets past Hewitt, he take on either Verdasco or Ancic in the next round in the top of the draw.
(Hewitts) a prior No. 1 and a extensive slam title holder, so it will be quite a encounter, said Federer, who leads the all-time series, 13-7.
The 28-year-old Safin, a past No. 1, is on the comeback trajectory and request for his essential round exterior in a chief later since 2005, when he won the Australian Open for his another Grand Slam trophy.
Wawrinka has two tournament this year at Doha and Rome, him to climb to in the world after end last year 37th.
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