Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates winning his first round match against South Africa's Lloyd George Harris, July 2, 2019. — Reuters pic
LONDON, July 2 — Eight-time champion Roger Federer reached the Wimbledon second round for a 17th successive year today, overcoming a first set blip to beat South Africa's Lloyd Harris. Federer, 37 and bidding to become the oldest Grand Slam champion, claimed a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 win over the 86th-ranked Harris who was making his Wimbledon debut.“I struggled early on, my legs were frozen and the ball was not going where I wanted it to,” said Federer.“So it took a good effort from me. Lloyd played a good match.”
Second seed Federer, who now has 96 wins at the tournament, will face either British wildcard Jay Clarke or American qualifier Noah Rubin for a place in the last 32. — AFP
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