Tags:Roger Federer|Wimbledon|Tomas Berdych|Jurgen Melzer
LONDON: Roger Federer strolled into the quarter-finals at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win over Austrian 16th seed Jurgen Melzer on Monday.
After dropping three sets during unusually sloppy displays against Alejandro Falla and Ilija Bozoljac in the first two rounds, Federer is back in the groove in time for the business end of the tournament.
The 28-year-old top seed had crushed Arnaud Clement in the third round and he swept Melzer aside with the kind of dominant display which has been his trademark at the All England Club since he first won the title here back in 2003.
Federer will face Tomas Berdych, the Czech 12th seed, or unseeded German Daniel Brands in the last eight.
By his own high standards 2010 has been a disappointing year for Federer, who has failed to win any of his seven tournaments since beating Andy Murray in the Australian Open final in January.
Federer's run of 23 successive Grand Slam semi-final appearances was snapped at the French Open and he even lost for just the second time in 78 matches on grass when Lleyton Hewitt beat him in the final at Halle earlier this month.
But those struggles have been consigned to history now Federer is starting to hit peak form at his favourite grand slam.
With Rafael Nadal -- his main rival here -- struggling with a knee injury after two gruelling five-set wins, Federer must be confident of equalling Pete Sampras's record of seven Wimbledon men's singles titles.
Federer dropped his opening service game but that was about the only slip-up from the Swiss star from the rest of the match.
Melzer, the 16th seed, had never reached this stage of the tournament before and Federer quickly reasserted his supremacy by breaking straight back.
Another break followed soon after as Federer, who has 16 grand slam titles to his name, took advantage of some hesitant play from the Austrian.
With Federer comfortable on his serve, Melzer was under intense pressure to hold his own serve and the left-hander crumbled under the strain in the second set.
Federer was able to produce winners on Melzer's first serve at will and he crushed his opponent's weak second serves to open up a two-break lead that proved more than enough to take the set.
Melzer couldn't make any impact on the Federer serve in the third set either and it was only a matter of time before the world number two broke again -- in the seventh game -- before serving out the match in one hour and 24 minutes.
After dropping three sets during unusually sloppy displays against Alejandro Falla and Ilija Bozoljac in the first two rounds, Federer is back in the groove in time for the business end of the tournament.
The 28-year-old top seed had crushed Arnaud Clement in the third round and he swept Melzer aside with the kind of dominant display which has been his trademark at the All England Club since he first won the title here back in 2003.
Federer will face Tomas Berdych, the Czech 12th seed, or unseeded German Daniel Brands in the last eight.
By his own high standards 2010 has been a disappointing year for Federer, who has failed to win any of his seven tournaments since beating Andy Murray in the Australian Open final in January.
Federer's run of 23 successive Grand Slam semi-final appearances was snapped at the French Open and he even lost for just the second time in 78 matches on grass when Lleyton Hewitt beat him in the final at Halle earlier this month.
But those struggles have been consigned to history now Federer is starting to hit peak form at his favourite grand slam.
With Rafael Nadal -- his main rival here -- struggling with a knee injury after two gruelling five-set wins, Federer must be confident of equalling Pete Sampras's record of seven Wimbledon men's singles titles.
Federer dropped his opening service game but that was about the only slip-up from the Swiss star from the rest of the match.
Melzer, the 16th seed, had never reached this stage of the tournament before and Federer quickly reasserted his supremacy by breaking straight back.
Another break followed soon after as Federer, who has 16 grand slam titles to his name, took advantage of some hesitant play from the Austrian.
With Federer comfortable on his serve, Melzer was under intense pressure to hold his own serve and the left-hander crumbled under the strain in the second set.
Federer was able to produce winners on Melzer's first serve at will and he crushed his opponent's weak second serves to open up a two-break lead that proved more than enough to take the set.
Melzer couldn't make any impact on the Federer serve in the third set either and it was only a matter of time before the world number two broke again -- in the seventh game -- before serving out the match in one hour and 24 minutes.
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