With better feelings than he offered in his debut against Adrian Mannarino, Roger Federer beat another Frenchman, Richard Gasquet, 7-6 (1), 6-1, 6-4 in 1:51. And there are already 18 consecutive victories against players from the neighboring country of yours. The Swiss reached the third round of Wimbledon for the 18th time, a record of the Open Era (since 1968) already alone ahead of Jimmy Connors. He will face, with the public against him, the British Cameron Norrie, who won 6-3, 6-1 and 6-2 and is in the tournament as the 29th seed.
The numbers of the eight-time champion of the English major were remarkable: 50 winning shots, only 10 of them from direct service, 85% of points won with first and 26 unforced errors. Also, except for the only three break balls his opponent had. The mechanisms and his grass tennis shoes accompanied him, although his face, serious, does not yet denote satisfaction with his performance.
I just smile a little bit when greeting the crowd after the victory. It is also true that Gasquet was a scapegoat. Roger has beaten him in his last 10 games. Of course, Richard had the pleasure of putting a one-handed backhand to the beautiful line and much celebrated by the stands.
Results and men's box calendar.