If Roger Federer defends his Wimbledon title this year, he will sit alone at the top of the mountain with eight men’s championships. Federer is naturally downplaying the history spanning back to 1877 and “taking it round for round.” But when he says in his courtside interview right after the match “I don’t know how much better I could have played,” we all need to sit up and take notice. Make no mistake about it: Federer is still a formidable force on Wimbledon’s grass courts. Federer crushed world No. 48 Victor Hanescu of Romania, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 in just more than an hour with a scintillating display of all-court domination. It was vintage Federer dismantling a worthy opponent in the opening...
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