Federer Beats Norrie in 4 Sets at Wimbledon

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July 4th, 5:51am

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 3, 2021 Switzerland's Roger Federer in action during his third round match against Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Toby Melville

Roger Federer is into the fourth round of Wimbledon for a record-extending 18th time. The 39-year-old Federer beat Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 on Centre Court. The eight-time Wimbledon champion had a slight wobble in the third set when he missed two break points at 5-5 and was then broken at love by Norrie. After trading breaks in the fourth set, Federer broke again for a 5-4 lead. He will play No. 23-seeded Lorenzo Sonego of Italy on Monday. It’s the 69th time that Federer has reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament, also a record. Norrie was the last British man remaining in the tournament. Meanwhile, Nick Kyrgios retired with an injury after the second set of his third-round match against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Kyrgios appeared to struggle with an abdominal injury and told a trainer that he couldn’t serve properly and was worried about tearing a muscle. “It’s getting worse and worse,” Kyrgios said. “I’m trying but I can’t even, I can’t serve anymore. I can’t do it.” Kyrgios won the first set 6-2 but lost the second 6-1 on No. 1 Court. The Australian is also playing mixed doubles with Venus Williams at this year’s tournament.

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