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Wimbledon - 3rd Round - Men

Nationality Player Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
SwitzerlandR Federer666--
FranceM Gicquel331--

Roger Federer

Nationality SUI
Date of Birth 08/08/1981
Height 1.85 m
Weight 80 kg
ATP Ranking 2
Player Info Right-handed

Marc Gicquel

Nationality FRA
Date of Birth 30/03/1977
Height 1.87 m
Weight 75 kg
ATP Ranking 37
Player Info Right-handed
 

Live Comments

  1. 16:01 - Thanks for joining me for this match; make sure you stick around for more action from Centre Court...

  2. 6-1 - THERE IT IS! FEDERER HOLDS TO LOVE TO WRAP UP VICTORY IN AN ASTONISHING 81 MINUTES! Stunning performance from the world number one.

  3. 5-1 - Federer earns another break point when Gicquel can't handle the heat of the champion's attempted passes at the net...AND FEDERER BREAKS, COMING INTO THE NET TO FINISH IT WITH STYLE...

  4. 4-1 - Gicquel's first volley-winner at the net takes him to 15-30...but an ace levels things up...with another, at 126mph, taking him to game point...held, with a fast one out wide...

  5. 3-1 - Federer earns two break points as he emerges victorious at the end of a 14-shot rally...HE TAKES IT, WHEN GICQUEL GOES LONG FROM THE BASELINE.

  6. 2-1 - Federer holds in the blink of an eye...Gicquel has had no joy on the Swiss serve today...

  7. 1-1 - Gicquel holds to 15...a rare comfortable hold for the Frenchman...Federer's wife is spotted in the player's box with a big camera, taking some snaps of her man...

  8. 1-0 - Federer has made this look incredibly easy today...he holds to love to get the third - and probably final - set underway in perfect fashion...

  9. 6-3 - Gicquel fights back from 0-30 down as he tries to save the set...but a forehand sent long from the baseline hands Federer a set-point...SAVED! Federer's backhand finds the net as Gicquel approaches the net...that's his sixth break-point saved...BUT FEDERER GOES ON TO SEAL THE BREAK WITH A BOOMING FOREHAND WINNER!

  10. 5-3 - After just 22 minutes, Gicquel is serving to stay in the second set...Federer pounds down some more big serves to quash any hopes that the Frenchman might be able to break back.

  11. 4-3 - A third ace of the match for Gicquel...and another big serve out wide...a flicked backhand return sent long...and a Federer backhand sent wide...and Gicquel holds to 15.

  12. 4-2 - Federer holds to love...crikey, that game lasted no more than 90 seconds...just a couple of games from a two-set lead now...

  13. 3-2 - Gicquel holds to 30...Federer seemed to ease off a little there...this match has been going along at a fair pace...Federer could have this wrapped up in another hour or so.

  14. 3-1 - Oooh, Gicquel gets to 0-30 thanks to two Federer errors...a fifth ace of the match helps the champ get back on level terms...but a superb return winner on the forehand wing sets up break-point...saved...and Federer holds.

  15. 2-1 - A seventh forehand winner from Gicquel helps him to hold...the Frenchman has played okay, but Federer has just been a different class.

  16. 2-0 - Federer races through his service hold, giving Gicquel no chance to get a look-in on his serve...finishing with a classic out-wide serve, backhand-winner-down-the-line combination.

  17. 1-0 - Federer looks in the mood now...he works Gicquel around the baseline before finishing the point at the net...0-30 on the Frenchman's serve...although a fine lob reduces the deficit...HOWEVER, A POOR BOUNCE ON A SLICED BACKHAND PROMPTS A GICQUEL MIS-HIT AND FED BREAKS!

  18. 6-3 - Another forehand winner from mid-court earns Federer three set-points...he wastes the first when he hooks a forehand into the net...BUT WINS THE SECOND WITH AN ACE!

  19. 5-3 - A fine pass from Fed as Gicquel comes into the net on a deep approach...followed by a very lucky net-chord the following point...Federer is closing in on the set...Gicquel saves one set-point as it goes to deuce...and the Frenchman does well to hold...

  20. 5-2 - Federer holds comfortably...he has dominated the match since dropping his opening service game, although Gicquel hasn't helped himself with a couple of unforced errors...

  21. 4-2 - A comfortable return winner from Federer gets him to 15-30 on the Gicquel serve...and when a sliced approach from the Frenchman hits the net, the Swiss has two break-points...the first one goes begging...as does the second when a backhand under pressure finds the net...BUT FEDERER DOES BREAK WHEN GICQUEL'S ATTEMPTED LOB-VOLLEY FINDS THE NET!

  22. 3-2 - A double-fault and a poor forehand into the net hand Gicquel a chance at 15-30...but he then fails to put away a really simple volley at the net...he'll be kicking himself for missing that...especially as Federer comes roaring back to hold to 30...

  23. 2-2 - Federer gets into the net to try to put some pressure on Gicquel...the Swiss then wins an 18-stroke rally to earn a break point...saved, and the Frenchman holds with a stroke of luck from the net-chord...

  24. 2-1 - Much more dominant game from Federer, who looks as though he was stirred into action by losing his opening service game...he holds to 15...

  25. 1-1 - Federer looks ready to break straight back when he gets to 15-30...but Gicquel battles back to deuce...and the Frenchman's mistake from the baseline hands the break back!

  26. 0-1 - Gicquel starts with a stunning return winner on the forehand...Federer doesn't look too worried...another forehand winner from the Frenchman earns him two break points...AND FEDERER'S FOREHAND FLIES WIDE AS GICQUEL BREAKS!

  27. 0-0 - Okay! Here we go!

  28. 14:31 - Some news; the covers are off and the players are out...we're set for some action for the first time today!

  29. 13:25 - After a brief spell of hope when the covers were removed...they are now going back on as another shower passes overhead. Sorry folks...don't shoot the messenger.

  30. 12:57 - Whoops! I appear to have jinxed things...the covers are on as a shower passes over. Shouldn't be too long though, folks; keep the faith...

  31. - - It is dry and warm in SW19 at the moment, although there has been a spot or two of rain over the last half-hour or so...hopefully it is just a shower that will skirt on by without too much disruption...

  32. 12:47 - Hi there; welcome to our coverage of this first match on the Centre Court - defending champ Roger Federer against Marc Gicquel...

ATP Race 2008

Points
1 Rafael Nadal 1265 stay
2 Roger Federer 921 stay
3 Novak Djokovic 899 stay
4 Andrew Murray 520 stay
5 Nikolay Davydenko 417 stay
6 Andy Roddick 354 up
7 David Ferrer 337 down
8 James Blake 309 stay
9 Juan Marin Del Potro 307 stay
10 Stanislas Wawrinka 286 stay

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