Federer eased into his 12th Wimbledon quarter-final with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over Tommy Robredo, a victory headlined by a perfect second set.
Australian Open champion Wawrinka, the fifth seed, made his first last-eight date at the All England Club at the 10th attempt by seeing off Spain’s Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (9/7), 6-3.
Federer will start as overwhelming favourite, having a 13-2 record over his 2008 Olympic Games gold medal partner.
Meanwhile, Simona Halep booked her first Wimbledon quarter-final appearance as the Romanian third seed eased to a 6-3, 6-0 victory against Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas, while former finalist Sabine Lisicki also made the last eight after defeating Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
In a major upset, Maria Sharapova crashed to a shock 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-4 defeat against Germany’s Angelique Kerber.
Elsewhere, Pakistan’s Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his Indian partner Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the Wimbledon after losing their second round doubles match 7-6, 6-7, 3-6, 6-4, 5-7 against Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock..
Published in The Express Tribune, July 2nd, 2014.
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