Federer Wins Opening Round at Wimbledon

Roger Federer comes into this years Wimbledon championships as a five-time winner (runner-up in 2008) and it showed in today’s opening round when the Swedish tennis star celebrated an easy 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 win over Taipei’s Yen-Hsun in 1 hour 45 minutes on the Centre Court at the All England Club.

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I’m sure most people could have predicted the victory but I’m not sure what to expect from the rest of the tournament.  I think that, like the 2009 French Open, it might be easier for Federer to take the top prize since rival, Rafael Nadal, bowed out with knee problems.  Nadal upset the former No. 1 at Wimbledon last year in a stunning match that ended Federer’s 40-match winning streak.

If you missed today’s match, you might like seeing this great shot by Federer.  He really is amazing.