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WATCH: Roger Federer survives scare as Adrian Mannarino retires with knee injury


No. 6 seed Roger Federer reached the second round of Wimbledon 2021 after Adrian Mannarino was forced to retire in a close battle.

The contest was locked at two sets all – with the score 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 3-6, 6-2 to Federer when the Frenchman had to withdraw.

The 39-year-old started the contest by holding from 0-40 down in the opening game, before Mannarino twice held from 15-40 for 1-1 and 2-2.

The Swiss then reached the same score on his opponent’s serve at 5-4, and converted a second set point.

The second set went to a tiebreak after Federer saved the only break points at 2-2. The 33-year-old Mannarino earned three mini-breaks to take it 7-3.

The world No. 41 then continued his ascendancy in the third set as he broke for 2-1, before Federer hit straight back. The Frenchman broken again, to love, to go up 4-2 – and closed the set out to take the lead.

Federer then saved a break point in the opening game of the fourth set, before breaking in the following game. With the world No. 8 leading 4-2, Mannarino slipped and injured his knee.

The 33-year-old played on but retired after losing the next two games to drop the fourth set.

Eight-time champion Federer will play Richard Gasquet in the second round.


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