Federer Reaches Quarterfinals At Wimbledon

Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after beating Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 on the seventh day of the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London, on June 29, 2009. Carl De Souza/Getty Images Centre Court fans applauded Roger Federer's latest win at Wimbledon. And they really roared for the roof. Five-time champion Federer advanced to the quarterfinals on a day Wimbledon went indoors. Some 90 minutes after Federer was done Monday, rain halted play with Amelie Mauresmo leading top-ranked Dinara Safina, 6-4, 1-4, and officials ordered the new retractable roof closed for the remainder of the match. Safina rallied to win, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Federer hit 23 aces, never lost serve and beat familiar foil Robin Soderling 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). Federer improved to 11-0 against... [read full story]                    

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