Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer continues hot streak to progress against Grigor Dimitrov

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Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer continues hot streak to progress against Grigor Dimitrov


 
ROGER FEDERER remains on course for his 19th Grand Slam after seeing off Grigor Dimitrov to reach the quarter-finals/
 
 Federer is the only player through to the last 16 who is yet to drop a set with Novak Djokovic playing next on Centre Court.
 
 And if the Serbian is planning on winning Wimbledon for a fourth time this year, he will likely have to beat Federer in the semi-final and on today’s showing, that will be no mean feat.
 
 Dimitrov, given the nickname “mini-Federer” when he won Junior Wimbledon in 2008 exactly a decade after the Swiss, was lauded by his opponent before the match as being at the peak of his powers and after the 26-year-old reached the Australian Open semi-finals earlier this year and match his career-best third round at the French few could argue.
 
 However, he was eased aside with as little effort as Federer ever seems to expend on Centre Court.
 
 On Saturday night, the seven-time champion said he had almost overcome the heavy cold that had been bothering him all week and his opening set was anything but congested.
 
 He forced a break point in the opening game and by the time he drew the same opportunity, it was Dimitrov serving at 4-4.
 
 The first two were saved but the third break point went Federer’s way and he served out to love.
 
 The 35-year-old lost just four points on his own serve in the first set as his famously exemplary placement reigned supreme over Dimitrov.
 
 With Federer apparently attempting to minimise his energy expended, the second set followed a similar pattern. He broke his Bulgarian opponent twice in quick succession at 2-2 and 2-4, only allowing him to win more than one point in a receiving game on one occasion - when he needed three bites of the cherry to take a set point.
 
 Never in his career has Dimitrov come back to win from two sets down and in truth, it never looked likely although the third set was more even.
 
 Dimitrov, having been broken, let two break points created by his forehand running pass slip, only to take the third.
 
 But typically, Federer broke him back at once courtesy of two unforced errors.
 
 The Swiss did spurn his first match point but was seen walking towards the net, quietly pumping his fist to the rhythm of the quarterfinals.