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2021 Wimbledon: Mannarino retires through injury; Roger Federer advances

2021 Wimbledon: Mannarino retires through injury; Roger Federer advances

Jun 29, 2021
11:38 pm

What's the story

Swiss ace Roger Federer is off to a winning start in the 2021 Wimbledon on the Centre Court. The 39-year-old was leading 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 3-6, 6-2 after his opponent Adrian Mannarino retired through injury, in the first round. Despite stumbling throughout, Federer gave a display of his imperious back-hand strokes. This was his seventh victory over the Frenchman. Here are further details.

Match

How did the match pan out?

Federer certainly looked rusty at the start but gained his touch. He broke Mannarino's serve after leading 5-4 to wrap up the set. The latter bounced back in the second set, having unsettled Federer in a tie-break finish. He outclassed Federer in the following set too. Federer then raised his game to win the next set. Mannarino retired through injury eventually.

Wimbledon

First Round

Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Tuesday, 29 Jun 2021
Switzerland
Roger Federer
Switzerland
6
6
3
6
0
France
Adrian Mannarino
France
4
7
6
2
0
Match Stats
Roger Federer
-
Adrian Mannarino
16
Aces
5
3
Double faults
6
61%
First serve %
64%
74%
Win % on first serve
76%
60%
Win % on second serve
43%
4/13
Tiebreaks won
2/8
47
Receiving points won
35
124
Points won
118
7
Max points won in a row
10

Information

A look at the stats

Federer registered 124 points and 16 aces in the match. He registered 54 winners in the match. Federer also clinched 29 out of 35 net points (83%). While Mannarino recorded 31 unforced errors, Federer recorded as many as 45.

Record

Federer extends his ATP head-to-head record against Mannarino

Federer now has an ATP head-to-head record of 7-0 against Mannarino. This was his third victory over the Frenchman on grass-court. Federer also defeated him in the last 16 of 2018 Wimbledon. In fact, the Swiss maestro had lost only one out of the last 16 sets contested between the two players before the match. Federer is now 6-3 in the ongoing season.