World number one Roger Federer moved effortlessly into the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 6-3 6-3 6-1 win over Frenchman Marc Gicquel.

The players were kept waiting in the locker room as rain delayed play for the first time this year.

Federer made a sluggish start, dropping serve immediately, but he hit straight back and was never in trouble again.

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Hewitt, the only other player in the draw to have won the title, must first get past Italian Simone Bolelli.

(BBC)

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