We hope you enjoyed your live coverage of the fourth round match between Roger Federer and Roberto Bautista Agut. This is Ethan Wichtendahl, signing off.
This was a very straight forward and convincing win by Roger Federer. Was never tested throughout the match and did not face a single break point. Searching for his 18th Grand Slam title, Federer is looking really solid and that doesn't look like it's too far of a reach. He is fully capable of it. As we have seem seven times.
Federer extends his 4th round winning streak at Wimbledon to 13-0. Federer will play Frenchman Gilles Simon Wednesday in the Quarterfinals. Simon upset 5th seed Tomas Berdych today with a similar score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
Game. Set. Match. Roger Federer. He defeats Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.
Adv- Federer. Federer hits a wicked slice that didn't bounce more than three inches off the ground. Gives him his 5th match point.
Deuce. Another big serve by Agut. Saves his 4th match point.
Adv- Federer. He uses the same play that worked for him last deuce point and puts away the easy volley. He makes it look so elegant.
Deuce. Agut saves his second match point with a bomb serve.
Adv-Federer. Federer comes in on a deep return and puts the volley away.
Deuce. Agut fearlessly ends the point at the net with a volley that hit all three lines in the deuce corner.
30-40. Match point number one for Federer.
30-30. Federer has different plans as he uses his slice backhand so well.
30-15. Tight looking forehand let's Federer back in the game.
30-0. There is still fight left in the 22nd seed. Looks to make Roger serve it out.
15-0. Ace.
Game Federer. He leads 5-3 after a nifty drop shot.
40-0. Federer will do nothing to give Agut a sniff on his serve. Playing way too well.
30-0. Agut slams a return into the net.
15-0. Ace
Game Agut. Federer leads 4-3 in the third set.
40-0. Big serve that Federer shanks 10 rows deep into the crowd.
30-0. A rare winner catches Roger off guard and gets into a must hold service game.
15-0. Federer dumps a forehand in the net.
Game Federer. Another serve and volley ends with a magician like backhand smash drop shot. He can do anything on grass.
40-0. Classic serve and volley and Federer puts away the smash.
30-0. Ace number two of the game.
15-0. Ace
Federer leads 3-2.
Game Bautista Agut. Rare approach to the net and Federer misses the passing shot. Federer still up a break.
40-15. Ace.
30-15. Powerful groundstrokes gives Agut the lead in his service game.
15-15. Federer taking practice cuts and misses a return well long.
0-15. Missed backhand long by the Spanish #5.
Game Federer. He rips a forehand cross court to end the game. He leads 3-1.
40-15. Federer shows off his defense after a great return and quickly turns defense to offense as he finishes at the net.
30-15. Service winner for Federer.
15-15. Federer going more agressive in the third set, but just missing a backhand down the line.
15-0. What a volley! On the stretch and puts it in the open court.
Game Federer. He is just all over Agut today. Records his 5th break of the match. He will serve up 2-1.
Adv-Federer. Chip return to the forehand and attack the backhand. I feel like we have heard that before.
Deuce. Federer loving Agut's style of play, longest rally of the match ends with a smash by Federer.
40-30. Perfect tennis, well placed serve out wide and finishes it with a colley at the net.
30-30. Speaking of errors, Federer gifts one to Agut.
15-30. Roger refuses to make errors and continues to pick on the backhand of Agut.
15-15. Big serve out wide.
0-15. Federer opens up the backhand of Agut. That has been his gameplan all day.
1-1. Game Federer. Another hold under a minute.
40-0. Federer puts away yet another forehand but this one being a little tougher. Wonderful racket work.
30-0. Roger puts away a short forehand and continues to impress in his service games.
15-0. Ace.
Game Agut. Important service hold for the Spaniard.
40-0. Nice serve that Roger floats long.
30-0. Fearless hitting by the Spaniard and he cracks a forehand up the line. His best shot of the match.
15-0. Nice low dipping pass that Federer dumps in the net.
Agut will serve to start the 3rd set.
Yet another medical timeout for Agut. Only getting his ankle wrapped.
Game and Second set Federer. He leads 6-2, 6-2.
40-30. Agut not going down without a fight, cracks a forehand winner.
40-15. Federer being cheeky and misses the fancy volley drop shot.
40-0. Another serve and volley with a beautiful close for the winner.
30-0. Ace.
15-0. Serve and volley winner by Roger.
Federer leads 5-2.
Game Federer. He cracks a return cross-court for the winner. That's his 19th of the match.
15-40. Federer pouncing on the injured Spaniard. He is rolling.
15-30. Unable to get anything going on serve, Agut tries to fight to stay alive in the set.
15-15. Rare ace.
0-15. Agut makes his way to the net but Federer finds the angle with a sharp slice passing shot.
Game Federer. He leads 4-2.
40-0. Federer fires a winner at Agut who was standing timidly at the net. Did not look ready for the volley.
30-0. Agut still looking cautious with his movement. Federer hits it behind him for the winner.
Play Resumes
Agut still getting checked out by the trainers. Play should resume shortly.
Bautista Agut will take a medical timeout. He looked to have flexed his achilles on the fall. Hope he is okay.
15-0. Agut slips and his racket gets flung into the front row. He is down but looks to be okay.
Game Agut. Federer leads 3-2. He is still up a break.
40-15. Agut shows off his dropshot and is starting to look a little more comfortable on Centre Court.
30-15. Ace
15-15. Federer has Agut on a string with the dropshot and flick up the line.
15-0. Big service winner.
Federer leads 3-1.
Game Federer. That is his 100th straight service hold.
40-30. Federer showing off his skills at net ending the point by going right at Agut. Nearly clipping him.
30-30. Answers with an accurate serve out wide.
15-30. Longest rally of the match ends with Federer missing a backhand up the line. Chance for Agut.
15-15. Federer tries the serve and volley and misses in the net.
15-0. Ugly backhand error by Agut
Federer leads 2-1. Up a break.
Game Roberto Bautista Agut. Important hold there.
Adv-Agut. Federer chips and charges and attempts a behind the back volley. Not successful.
Deuce. Backhand unforced error. Trying to end points early.
Adv- Agut. Ace.
Deuce. Agut answers Federer's lob with one of his own and saves a break point.
30-40. Great hands from the seven time champion. Flicks a lob and ends it with a smash.
30-30. Federer is showing off his slice, not letting the spaniard get ahead in any points.
30-15. Agut hits the deck!
30-0. Cheeky point at the net, both players show great feel as Federer barely misses an around the post backhand.
15-0. Going after his serve a bit more.
Agut to serve.
Game Federer. Federer leads 2-0
40-0. Federer is cruising on serve.
30-0. Nice serve.
15-0. Confidence is flowing, Federer cracks another winner.
Federer to serve.
Game Federer. He reads the serve perfectly and cracks a return on the line. Federer leads 1-0.
15-40. Agut puts away a short forehand saving one break point.
0-40. Quick triple break point for the Swiss.
0-30. Net approach ends with a classic Federer backhand overhead winner.
0-15. Agut can't seem to get his forehand going resulting in yet another unforced error on that wing.
The second set to begin with Agut serving.
Federer leads Agut by 6-2.
Game and first set Roger Federer. Federer shows his genius and hits a wonderful approach slice lob to end the first set!
40-15. Agut's return clips the net but just misses rolling over. Set point.
30-15. Beautiful serve up the T and ending it with a overhead winner.
15-15. Powerful stuff from Agut. Attacking the second serve.
15-0. Service winner out wide.
Game Federer. That is the second break of the set and Federer will serve for the first.
30-40. Federer earns another break point in a ten ball rally, cracking a forehand up the line.
30-30. Great one-two punch by Agut.
15-30. Net approach by the 2 seed results in a forced error. Getting very comfortable in Agut's service games.
15-15. Powerful serve up the tee forces an error by Federer.
0-15. Agut hits his 7th unforced error of the first set.
Ace. Game Federer. Federer leads 4-2.
40-0. Ace
30-0. Another forehand unforced error in the net by Agut.
15-0. Ace
Game Federer. Federer gets the first break of the match after an unforced error filled service game by Agut. Federer leads 3-2.
15-40. Unforced error gives Federer first break points of the day.
15-30. Longest rally of the match results in a beautiful inside out forehand by Federer.
15-15. Unforced error in the net by Agut
15-0. The Spaniard uses his powerful groundstrokes and hits a forehand winner.
Game Federer. 2-2
40-15. Nice exchange ends with a missed lob by Agut.
30-15. Good body serve by Federer.
15-15. Agut gets a fortunate net cord that bounces over Federer's head.
Big serve out wide ends the game. Bautista Agut leads 2 games to 1.
Good return gets the swiss number one back into the game. 40-30
Very uncharacteristic error on an easy forehand by Federer. 40-15
Nice dropshot from Agut gives him a 30-15 lead.
Unforced error in the net from Federer. 15-15
Beautiful play at the net from Federer. 0-15
Both players hold with ease. 1 game all
Longest rally of the match ends in an unforced error by Agut. 40-0
Ace out wide. 30-0
Federer to serve. Ace. 15-0
Solid service game from Agut. Leads Federer 1-0
Ace. 40-15
Missed return from Federer. 30-15
Beautiful down the line winner from Federer. 15-15
Roberto Bautista Agut starts the match with an ace. 15-0
Players arrive on court and will start their warm up.
The two players will take Centre Court shortly.
I see a fairly similar scoreline to the previous matches they have played. Agut has never gotten to 7-5 in a set with Roger and I don't think he will get there on Monday. My prediction is Fed makes it 13-0 in 4th round Wimbledon appearances with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 straight set win.
While confidence may be flowing through Agut's veins after reaching his first ever second week at Wimbledon, his luck just may run out against the disputed "King of Grass". Bautista Agut will need to play the match of his life in order to come away with a victory. His style of play matches up perfectly with what the Swiss likes to do on grass. The Spaniard likes his long rallies with his very flat groundstrokes, similar game to Gilles Simon. I fully expect Federer to make his way up to the net with a lot of serve and volley points.
Roger Federer enters this match never having lost a 4th round match at Wimbledon (12-0). He started the year at the Australian Open with a shocking loss to Italian Andreas Seppi in the third round. The word number two has played very well in the Masters events and winning four smaller tournaments in Brisbane, Halle, Istanbul, and recording his 8th career title in Halle. While those aren't huge tournaments, he has still been consistent, making it to the finals of Indian Wells and Rome, losing to Novak Djokovic both times.
During the 2014 season, the Spaniard won his first two ATP World Tour titles in 's-Hertogenbosch and Stuttgart. He also had his two best Grand Slam results at the Australian Open and U.S. Open, reaching the fourth round. Bautista Agut ended the year with an incredible 45-win season. That is a huge accomplishment and it did not go unnoticed. Agut won the Most Improved Player award for 2014, rising from rank 79 in the world to his career-high at 14, which he most certainly deserved.
Federer and Agut will face for the third time on Monday, where he leads the head to head 2-0. Both times they played were in Agut's breakout year, 2014. They played in the fourth round of both the U.S. Open and Masters 1000 Shanghai. Coincidentally enough, they will play in the fourth round of Wimbledon.
Roberto Bautista Agut has had a fairly easy path to the 4th Round as well. He defeated number 95 in the world, Ruben Bemelmens 6-1, 6-3, 7-6(5). The only hiccup he has had in the tournament was his second round match where he defeated the talented Frenchman Benoit Paire in five sets. He found his groove again defeating surprise 23-year-old Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-6(4), 6-0, 6-1.
In what was definitely Federer's biggest test, he took on big serving Sam Groth. Federer has played Groth once before at last years U.S Open, winning in straight sets. The world number two started the third round match with two crucial breaks to win the first two sets. However, the Australian didn't back down to the obviously intimidating Centre Court at Wimbledon. He embraced the moment and showed what his powerful serve can do. He stole the third set and gave the Swiss his first lost set of The Championships. Federer would go on to win the match 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2.
In Federer's second round match, he took on American Sam Querrey. The Swiss has never lost in either of their previous two meetings and continued his winning streak again, defeating Querrey 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. Throughout this match Roger Federer dominated, displaying brilliant shotmaking and tennis IQ. He may perhaps have hit the shot of the tournament with a tweenter lob in the second set! Check it out here!
Roger Federer is playing some of his best tennis of the year in this year's Wimbledon. You couldn't have chalked up a better draw for the seven-time champion. The Swiss number one has only dropped one set on his road to the round of 16. In the Swiss number one's first match, he defeated Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3, 6-3, with Federer being just too good for the young Bosnian.
Roger Federer will be facing off against the 22nd seed Roberto Bautista Agut to conclude what is sure to be a fantastic Manic Monday. After a well deserved, extra day off during the Middle Sunday, these two men will battle it out to see who makes the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
Hello and thank you for joining me in our live coverage of Roger Federer and Roberto Bautista Agut. I'm Ethan Wichtendahl, and I'll be giving you point-by-point coverage from first ball to last. Please stay tuned for a preview of the final match on Centre Court on Manic Monday.