Roger Federer vs Lukas Lacko LIVE: Wimbledon updates direct from Centre Court
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Federer is hoping to win his ninth title at the All England Club over the next fortnight and he came through his opening match with a straight-sets win. However, the Swiss star shocked his supporters around the world when he appeared on Centre Court dressing in Uniqlo attire. Federer ditched Nike to don the Japanese manufacturer’s gear and he is delighted to have penned a blockbuster contract. “I'm very happy on both ends, absolutely,” Federer said.
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“I'm happy to be back at Wimbledon. I was really able to enjoy the match out there because I got off to a good start. “When you get off to a good start in set one and two, you're able to just enjoy the moment more than when you're struggling early on, especially at the tournament like I explained yesterday. “There is always pressure and nerves when you go into a first round. “Also I am excited to wear Uniqlo today. I must tell you, it's been a long time coming. I felt very good out there. It's also crucial to play well, so it was helpful.”
GETTY Federer won his opening match in straight sets
Roger Federer vs Lukas Lacko LIVE (*denotes serve) Roger Federer 6-4 5-4 Lukas Lacko* Lacko responds by serving to love. Federer serving for the second set now. *Roger Federer 6-4 5-3 Lukas Lacko Federer is in unstoppable form as he rattles through another service game while avoiding any rallies. Roger Federer 6-4 4-3 Lukas Lacko* A rare mistake from Federer as he lashes a wild shot which comes off the side of the racket and lands behind him. Lacko serves out the game relatively unchallenged. *Roger Federer 6-4 4-2 Lukas Lacko Now Federer is cranking through the gears as he hits a couple of unstoppable corner shots followed by a pinpoint ace out wide. He finishes the game with a long backhand down the line. Roger Federer 6-4 3-2 Lukas Lacko* Federer smells a chance to break and he works his way into a love-30 lead. Lacko replies with a thunderous ace down the centre. Federer then plays his opponent from side-to-side before earning two break points with a forehand across court. Lacko defends the first break point but Federer hits an unstoppable return to break with the next. *Roger Federer 6-4 2-2 Lukas Lacko Splendid from Federer as he serves to love. Roger Federer 6-4 1-2 Lukas Lacko* Lacko storms to a 40-15 lead but then the longest rally of the match follows. By the time Federer hits a clever drop shot Lacko was rooted to his baseline with no chance of making a return. However, he responds by holding at the next point with a powerful serve. *Roger Federer 6-4 1-1 Lukas Lacko Federer holds serve to love. Easy as that. Roger Federer 6-4 0-1 Lukas Lacko* Lacko's serve has improved massively as the match has gone on and he makes a strong start to this second set. Incidentally, Federer won the first set in 43 minutes which is double the time it took him against Dusan Lajovic in round one.
GETTY Federer broke once to win the first set 6-4