In 2017, a month before his 36th birthday, Roger Federer became the oldest person ever to win a Wimbledon tennis title in the modern era. He can further extend that particular gap between himself and his peers this year by retaining his crown – an unprecedented 8th – but he faces stiff competition to do so, starting with first round opponent Dusan Lajovic.
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Federer’s long-time foe Rafael Nadal currently holds the world number one spot and, ten years on from their epic battle in the 2008 final, the Spaniard will be hoping he can bring his A-game from his recent French Open win to take home a third Wimbledon title. And, of course, there’s the small matter of Andy Murray…
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When is Roger Federer playing his first round match at Wimbledon?
Federer’s first round match will open proceedings on Centre Court on Monday 2nd July at 1pm.
He will play Dusan Lajovic, the world number 57 from Serbia, in what is expected to be a relatively easy test for the top seed. If he comes through that, he faces a second round match against either Lukas Lacko or Benjamin Bonzi and a possible third round clash with Ivo Karlovic, Mikhail Youzhny or Leonardo Mayer.
from Radio Times https://ift.tt/2IJ82YE
