Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after winning his match against Samuel Groth of Australia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 4, 2015. REUTERS/Henry Browne
LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer showed that you need more in your arsenal than a bullet serve if you want to seriously trouble the grasscourt masters these days as he snuffed out the threat of Sam Groth in four sets at Wimbledon on Saturday.
Federer's Australian opponent holds the record for the fastest ever delivery in tennis and regularly launched 140mph missiles but only briefly threatened the Swiss's serene progress to the fourth round and eventually succumbed 6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2.
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