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Roger Federer cruises through opening test at Wimbledon

The third-seeded Swiss barely broke sweat in demolishing his opponent.

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Roger Federer began the defence of his Wimbledon title by breezing to a straight sets victory over Romanian Victor Hanescu on the opening Centre Court match of the championships on Monday.

The third-seeded Swiss barely broke sweat in demolishing his 48th-ranked opponent 6-3 6-2 6-0 with the final set taking only 17 minutes.

On a chilly afternoon Federer strolled serenely around the lush court and was never remotely troubled in a match lasting only 68 minutes.

Federer,bidding to become the first man to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title eight times,will face Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine in the next round.

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