Record-breaker Roger on a roll

ROGER FEDERER penned another elegant page in the tennis record books while Andre Agassi overcame a bout of nerves to prolong his own Wimbledon story yesterday.

Record-breaker Roger on a roll

Triple defending champion Federer broke Bjorn Borg’s record for consecutive wins on grass with an authoritative 6-3 6-2 6-2 first round victory over Frenchman Richard Gasquet on Centre Court, his 42nd win in-a-row on his favourite surface.

Agassi, playing his last Wimbledon before retiring after the U.S. Open, overcame Serbian Boris Pashanski 2-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 and French Open champion Rafael Nadal beat Briton Alex Bogdanovic in three sets.

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