Wimbledon 2021 – Roger Federer Wins: Federer defeats Richard Gasquet to cruise into third round- Tennis legend Roger Federer has defeated Richard Gasquet of France in the second round of the Wimbledon 2021. He will play a third-round fixture against Cameron Norrie for the 18th time in his Wimbledon career.
Wimbledon 2021: Roger Federer defeats Richard Gasquet to cruise into third round
Wimbledon 2021 – Roger Federer Wins: Federer is now the oldest man in 46 years to reach the Wimbledon third round. Australia’s Ken Rosewall was 40 when he made the third round at the All England Club in 1975.
The Swiss maintained his record of his past 10 meetings against the Spaniard, where he had not dropped a set against Gasquet, a former top-10 player now ranked 56th in the world.
Federer will take on Cameron Norrie of Britain for a place in the last 16.
The 39-year-old faced a good battle against Gasquet in the opening set but he fought back well in the tie-breaking leading into the second and third set. The match finished 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 and 6-4 in favour of Federer.
Richard Gasquet played some of the finest backhands of The Championships on Centre Court but was still left with a familiar feeling as Roger Federer beat him in straight sets – again.
Federer’s victory, by 7-6(1), 6-1, 6-4, was his 20th against the hapless Frenchman, who last took a set off him 10 years ago, and often it seemed a case of ‘anything you can do…’
The Swiss maestro was break points down in the opening games of the first two sets, but overall his level was significantly higher than against Adrian Mannarino in his opening match.
Wimbledon 2021 – Roger Federer Wins: Once the first set was in the bag, he moved effortlessly through the gears to win in less than two hours. Federer may be short of matches this year but the eight-time champion is definitely playing himself into form.
Wimbledon 2021 LIVE streaming
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Wimbledon 2021 Prize Money
Singles
| 2021 | Prize Money £ GBP | Prize Money $ USD | Prize Money € EUR | % Change vs 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | £1,700,000 | $2,399,520 | €1,979,979 | -27.66% |
| Runner-up | £900,000 | $1,270,334 | €1,048,224 | -23.40% |
| Semifinal | £465,000 | $656,339 | €541,582 | -20.92% |
| Quarterfinal | £300,000 | $423,445 | €349,408 | 2.04% |
| Round 4 | £181,000 | $255,478 | €210,810 | 2.84% |
| Round 3 | £115,000 | $162,320 | €133,940 | 3.60% |
| Round 2 | £75,000 | $105,861 | €87,352 | 4.17% |
| Round 1 | £48,000 | $67,751 | €55,905 | 6.67% |
| Q3 | £25,500 | $35,993 | €29,700 | 13.33% |
| Q2 | £15,500 | $21,878 | €18,053 | 16.98% |
| Q1 | £8,500 | $11,998 | €9,900 | 21.43% |
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Source: wimbledon.com