Federer subdues old-school Zverev to reach last 16


By ToDavis
  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 09 Jul 2017

Tennis - Wimbledon - London, Britain - July 8, 2017 Switzerland’s Roger Federer celebrates winning the third round match against Germany’s Mischa Zverev REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

LONDON (Reuters) - It was never likely that tennis's grand old master Roger Federer would be taken by surprise when serve-volleyer Mischa Zverev came at him with a blast from Wimbledon's past.

Zverev was billed as an intriguing conundrum for Federer and a potential third-round banana skin with his old-school style harking back to a bygone era of the grasscourt game.

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