Roger Federer argues why Wimbledon crowd should cheer for him over Cam Norrie after boos
Roger Federer has joked that the Wimbledon crowd should cheer for him over home hope Cameron Norrie in the third round on Saturday – because of his rich history at the tournament. Federer was jokingly jeered by spectators on Centre Court upon the news he would next take on Norrie.
The Swiss icon came out on top 7-6 (7-1), 6-1, 6-3 against Richard Gasquet in round two at his favourite major and will now take on British No 2 Norrie next up.
Federer completed his first SW19 match since the 2019 final after his first-round tie ended as a walkover win due to Adrian Mannarino’s knee injury.
The first set against Gasquet went the way of serve but after a convincing tiebreak triumph, Federer turned on the style to dominate the second and third sets.
Gasquet saved a match point at 5-3 in the third but Federer then held serve and converted his second match point to clinch a richly-deserved victory and move to 19-2 in his head-to-head record against the world No 56.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion now moves on to Norris, who he has only ever played against once before, at the 2019 Hopman Cup.
