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Federer vs Lajovic



Nishioka vs Cilic WIMBLEDON - DAY 1 RESULTS 🎾 Featured Matches:



Federer d Lajovic 6-1, 6-3, 6-4



Routine 79 minutes on court for Federqlo. Roger looked very sharp even if Lajovic seemed over-awed by the occasion, spraying a fair number of wild errors in the first 2 sets. Fed served brilliantly with 71% 1st serves in and 91% 1st serve points won. Unsurprisingly Roger faced 0 break points and won 22/27 net points. Classic 1st-week-at-Wimbledon performance from the reigning champion.



Monfils d Gasquet 7-6(6), 7-5, 6-4



Impressive performance (out of pretty much nowhere given his level in Antalya), from Monfils vs a Gasquet who wasn't playing badly at all. Played nearly every big point perfectly, saving 6/7 break points with excellent serves (and 55/66 1st serve points won overall). Only area of concern was 10 double faults which perfectly cancelled out his ace tally, also 10. Solid at the net and on return. If he can stay fit/engaged, Monfils has winnable matches up until the quarter-finals.



Wawrinka d Dimitrov 1-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(5), 6-4 ‼️



On the one hand, this was a very poor performance from Dimitrov. After winning the 1st set convincingly he completely failed to impose himself on the rest of the match, taking barely any of his chances on the Wawrinka serve thanks to some very strange shot selection (Dimitrov finished 4/14 on break points). On the other hand, the 3rd and 4th set was also Wawrinka's best tennis since returning from injury. By the beginning of the 3rd set he was finally looking a bit more comfortable movement wise after months of moving gingerly. Stan's blocked return, whether deep or short, worked particularly well against Grigor who just couldn't do enough with the no-pace, mid-court balls. Big win for Stan, another bad loss for Grigor.



Also:



Cilic d Nishioka: 6-1, 6-4, 6-1

Medvedev d Coric: 7-6(8), 6-2, 6-2

Stakhovsky d Sousa: 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 1-6, 6-4

Tsitsipas d Barrere: 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5

Muller d Mmoh: 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(9), 3-6, 6-1

Querrey d Thompson: 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

Struff d L. Mayer: 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-7(7), 7-6(5), 6-1

Kohlschreiber d Donskoy: 6-2, 6-4, 7-5

Pouille d Kudla: 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

Raonic d Broady: 7-5, 6-0, 6-1

Isner d Maden: 6-2, 7-6(4), 7-5

Donaldson d Jaziri: 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-1

Anderson d Gombos: 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Karlovic d Youzhny: 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(7), 6-3 All Results INTERVIEW/PRESS TL;DR 🗣 Federer on the Uniqlo deal:



- "Like Uniqlo I also have a great love for life, culture and humanity. We share a strong passion to have a positive impact on the world around around us and look forward to combining our creative endeavours."

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(Matt) - Sounds a lot like Uniqlo offered to push Federer's brand outside tennis more than Nike was willing to (+ more $). 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be a big opportunity for both. Fed wins big IMO, gets huge new deal with way more $, and gets to keep releasing Nike shoe lines (unless he switches shoe brand, but think that's unlikely).



More details from the deal:



- More than $300 million guaranteed over 10 years... has a clause that says that Federer will still collect the money even if he doesn't play.



(Matt) - Main difference to Nike contract. Instead of focus on performance bonuses, Fed guaranteed huge payout regardless of results or even being active on tour. Assume we'll see less tennis, more lifestyle related campaigns in next few years.



- Deal includes the right for Federer's team to sell some patches on his shirt. Nike did not allow him to do so.



(Matt) - Future Rolex/Barilla/Lindt/Mercedes patches? - Nike was given its right to match the deal and passed.

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"The RF logo is with Nike at the moment, but will come soon to me at some point. I hope sooner rather than later... they are my initials."

Source Federqlo walking out onto Centre court. (BBC) Federer post-win vs Lajovic:



- "I’m very happy, felt good to from the start which was nice. Last year I struggled early on a lot. I felt right at home, so a really nice feeling. I got the early break in each set and was able to bring it home, and was happy with my focus and point for mentality." - "Of course I get nervous playing here, it started two days ago when I knew the draw, started speaking about it in the press room and being asked about it, which is a good way to get ready for it. You’re just excited."



- "Having four little people there is fun." (Talking about his kids just in case you thought Federer had coaxed 4 leprechauns into his box for good luck).

(BBC Interview)



- "The surface is very fast, it's difficult to break a big server, so it's good for me."

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Cilic post-win:



- "Heat doesn't bother me, here the points go quick, it's been a great summer, I hope it remains like this".



- "Favourite memory here, last year's reaching the final. I grow up watching Goran on tv, when he won it was such a joy for the nation, so to play for the trophy was a dream".

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Dimitrov post-loss:



- "Even in my wildest dreams I didn't think to lose in first round, but now it's over, grass is over. I have to let it sink a little bit, now I can't think straight, I'm frustrated and pissed"

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- "It's a bumpy road, a bit of a shock to me. I'll put the raquet aside for some time, watching matchs on TV knowing you're out won't be easy, but tennis isn't easy".

Source SHOTS OF THE DAY 😮 FedFlick tm

(BBC) Barrere with a beautiful backhand smash (Eurosport).

Source Dimitrov with the lesson in how to hit a low, single-handed bh pass. Back leg is grazing the 🌱 (BBC). Wawrinka's backhand down the line. It has been missed 🙌

(Eurosport)

Source Pouille trying to cut the ball in half 👌 (Eurosport)

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Tsitsipas was a walking/diving highlight reel today (Eurosport)

Source DAY 2 OOP ⏰ Match to watch = 🔥 Centre Court

(1pm Start) Nadal vs Sela (H2H: 2-0)

Prediction: Nadal in 3

Court 1

(1pm Start) Edmund vs Bolt (1st meeting)

Prediction: Edmund in 3 Djokovic vs Sandgren (1st meeting)

Prediction: Djokovic in 3



Court 2

(11:30am Start) Zverev vs Duckworth (H2H: 1-0)

Prediction: Zverev in 3 Thiem vs Baghdatis (1st meeting) 🔥

Prediction: Thiem in 4



Court 3

(11:30am Start) Del Potro vs Gojowczyk (1st meeting)

Prediction: Del Potro in 4 Goffin vs Ebden (H2H: 3-0)

Prediction: Goffin in 5



Non-Show Courts to Watch

(11:30am Start)

Court 12:

Kyrgios vs Istomin



Court 8:

Khachanov vs Ferrer



Court 11:

Verdasco vs Tiafoe 🔥



To be arranged:

Chardy vs Shapovalov 🔥 Full Order of Play EXTRAS...🔍 Gael Monfils hit a 150mph serve in his match today but it was revised to 135mph due to a speed gun error. It would have been the fastest recorded serve ever hit at Wimbledon and the 12th fastest all-time (all-time list) ☄️.

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Federer's match today was his 103rd Wimbledon singles match - the most played by any man at The Championships.

Federer is one win from tying Jimmy Connors (174-34) for the all-time grass-court win lead.

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One of the first pieces of the BBC's Day 1 coverage was to ask Boris Becker about his fake African Diplomatic passport 🤦‍♂️. The interview finished with Boris swearing at 11:30am on live TV. CLASSIC Boris:



"You bastard!"

Full video

McEnroe's advice for Murray after Andy offered to coach (on Instagram) while he sits out of Wimbledon:



"Don't go coaching Kyrgios, whatever you do."

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On court temperature of 38.3 Celsius today at Wimbledon (Source: BBC). Brits convinced it's hotter than Earth's molten core.

After his loss today Dimitrov has a W-L record of 5-6 across the clay and grass seasons. And his last 4 slam results are:



2R QF 3R 1R 😧 It happened. Federqlo.

Source Rafa drilling only his slice and backhand for at least an hour in practice today. Two VERY important shots for him this week. LOL 😂 Federer donates a shiny Uniqlo headband. Girl celebrates like she's just won Wimbledon. (BBC) Tsitsipas nearly decimates a linesman 💨🤕 (Eurosport)

Source Stan and eating tennis balls #iconicduo (BBC). Linesman gets hit plumb on the head by a 117mph serve, still gives correct call. 11/10 for effort. (BBC) Stefanos Racquet-Slipsipas part 1 (Eurosport).

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Part 2 (Eurosport).

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