( Roger Federer)
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Patna : Sixth seed & winner of 20 Grand Slam singles titles Roger Federer, 39, Switzwrland, and 16th seed Felic Auger Aliassime, 20, Canda, reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon Championships on July 5, 2021, late night. Federer defeated 23rd seed Lorenzo Sonego, 26, Italy, in straight sets in 4th round while Aliassime edged past 4th seed Alexander Zverev, 24, Germany, in a five-set marathon in 4th round.
World No 8 Federer defeated World No 27 Lorenzo Sonego 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 on Centre Court at All England Club, Wimbledon, London, UK, in Round of 16. The Swiss won 5 break points during the match to 1 by the Italian. He also won 5 games in a row during the match to 2 by Sonego. Federer, in all, won 103 points during the match to 83 by the Italian. Both the players fired 4 Aces each in the match.
World No 19 Aliassime beat World No 6 Zverev 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4 in a gripping five-set thriller in 4th round on Court 1. Aliassime firec 17 Aces during the match to 9 by the German. Zverev committed 20 double faults during the match to 6 by Aliassime. Zverev though won 6 break points during the match to 5 by the Canadian. Aliassime won 4 games in a row in the match to 3 by Zverev. Aliassime, in all, won 162 points during the match to 159 by Zverev. Aliassime will face 7th seed Matteo Berrettini, 25, Italy, in QF on July 7, 2021.