Britain Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Wimbledon, England - 4/7/16 Switzerland's Roger Federer in action against USA's Steve Johnson REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
LONDON (Reuters) - As the green tarpaulin covers were pulled back from Wimbledon's grass courts on Monday morning, and straw-hatted stewards prepared to police the snaking queues, a growing number of informed observers were contemplating a July 4 fairytale.
Burly Californian Steve Johnson is the real deal, they said. Roger Federer is there for the taking; he's "undercooked", past his best. Johnson, on the other hand, has won eight straight grasscourt games, including his first title, in Nottingham.
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