Wimbledon stars align for Federer as Nadal bows out


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 11 Jul 2017

Tennis - Wimbledon - London, Britain - July 10, 2017 Switzerland’s Roger Federer celebrates winning the fourth round match against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer says he's fit and rested and getting more of a buzz than ever from winning grand slams - and events on Monday suggested the Wimbledon stars could be aligning to ease his path towards a record 19th major title.

While the Swiss master had the purists purring on Centre Court as he dispatched Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-2 6-4 in the fourth round, across the concourse on Court One his main rival Rafa Nadal was bowing out in a gruelling five-setter against Luxembourg's Gilles Muller.

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