Federer reaches quarterfinals at Wimbledon

By STEVEN WINE AP SPORTS WRITER Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates a point won against Robin Soderling of Sweden during their fourth round singles match at Wimbledon, Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) WIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer found himself in a serving contest Monday at Wimbledon - and won. The five-time champion hit 23 aces, never lost his serve and advanced to the quarterfinals by beating familiar foil Robin Soderling 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). Federer improved to 11-0 against Soderling, including a victory in the French Open final to complete a career Grand Slam three weeks ago. This time the No. 2-seeded Federer came through on a handful of key points. He earned the only service break of the match in the ninth game of the opening set, when Soderling committed five unforced errors to fall behind for... [read full story]                    

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