Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic strolled to easy victories in the second round yesterday, keeping the world’s top two players on course for a showdown in Saturday’s final.
Other dangers await after Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin Del Potro also claimed straight set wins, but few in the 5,000-capacity crowd would bet against another meeting between the winners of 23 Grand Slam titles between them.
Federer dismissed Spain’s Marcel Granollers 6-3 6-4, while Djokovic overcame a late stumble to beat another Spaniard, Roberto Bautista, Agut 6-1 7-6.
Djokovic was seeking a 15th straight win, his unbeaten streak dating back to October.
READ MORE
He now faces Italian Andreas Seppi in today’s quarter-finals, while Federer will play Nikolay Davydenko.
