Roger Federer Got The Victory In A Tough Match
Roger Federer got the victory in a tough match, avoid being a victim of an upset.
Looking to win his ninth Wimbledon and a career-record 21st Grand Slam title, Roger Federer struggled to win the first round on the center grass court.
He was given a tough fight by France’s Adrian Mannarino, but he could not play the final set due to a knee injury and defeated Federer 6–4, 6–7, 3–6, 6–2 in a four-set match.
This is how the glorious day of Mannarino’s career came to an end due to bad luck. In front of Federer, Mannarino played brilliantly from the start, but he lost the first set 4-6.
After this, it looked like Federer would win three straight sets but Manarin gave everything to win the second set and took it 7-6.
After winning the second set against Federer, Mannarino further improved his game by winning the third set 6-3, indicating a turnaround.
Federer then showed his physical and mental strength to beat 41st-ranked Mannarino 6-2 in the fourth set.
At the end of the same set, Mannarino slipped his foot on the grass court, forcing him to abandon the match, and Federer was declared the winner.
In another women’s match, former world number one Angelique Kerber entered the second round with a 6-4, 6-3 win over her Wimbledon debutante Nina Stojanovic on Tuesday.
The world’s greatest tennis player, Roger Federer could also have been a victim of an upset, but his incredible game saved him.
Earlier, French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas had to crash out of the first round after suffering an upset.
Sri Lankan team forced to play ODI match with only two batsmen, got a crushing defeat
The Sri Lankan team is currently on a tour of England, where after suffering a clean sweep in the three-match T20 series.
The Sri Lankan team was expected to make a comeback in ODI cricket, but before that three players were suspended by the Sri Lankan Cricket Board.
Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella, and Danushka Gunathilaka were among the three players who broke the bio-bubble and were dropped from the team.
In such a situation, the challenge was faced to select the playing XI for captain Kusal Perera.
