Eight-time champion Roger Federer eased past Richard Gasquet and moved serenely into the third round of Wimbledon after a straight-sets win on Centre Court.
It was not quite Federer at top gear, but the 7,500 fans packed around his favourite court did not care as the Swiss sealed a 7-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory.
Federer, 39, became the oldest man in 46 years to reach the third round at SW19 — Australia's Ken Rosewall was 40 when he made it to that stage at the All England Club in 1975.
Federer beat Gasquet for the 19th time in 21 meetings and will take on home player Cameron Norrie — who thrashed Australian Alex Bolt — for a place in the last 16.
“I know Richard really well, we've played so many times against each other. It's always a pleasure playing against him,” said Federer.
“It was a wonderful match, I'm happy with my performance. A tough first set, I was happy with the second set and I was better in the third, so I'm very, very happy.”
“I hope the crowd gets into it,” said sixth seed Federer on facing Norrie. “I understand if they cheer for him and if it is for me it is because of the last 20 years and all the big wins I've had here.
“Cam is a good guy, he's had a wonderful year and played great at Queen's, backing that up here.”
But, after a slow start against Gasquet — he saved three break points in his first service game — Federer dominated the first-set tie-break and then loosened up to ease through the next two sets.
“It's not the most important to feel your absolute best in the first and second round,” Federer said.
“What you really don't want to do is go out because then you really have to look at everything and question yourself.
“I'm in the third round, I'm really happy with my level right now. Today was special and I'm very happy with that.”
Nick Kyrgios, playing in his first tournament since his home Grand Slam in Australian, progressed with a straight sets win, overcoming Italian Gianluca Mager 7-6, 6-4, 6-4. Kyrgios now faces Canadian 16th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev also coasted into the next round, defeating Tennys Sandgren 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 on Court Two to set up a tie against the American Taylor Fritz.
Sole survivors
- Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
- George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
- Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
- Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
From Europe to the Middle East, economic success brings wealth - and lifestyle diseases
A rise in obesity figures and the need for more public spending is a familiar trend in the developing world as western lifestyles are adopted.
One in five deaths around the world is now caused by bad diet, with obesity the fastest growing global risk. A high body mass index is also the top cause of metabolic diseases relating to death and disability in Kuwait, Qatar and Oman – and second on the list in Bahrain.
In Britain, heart disease, lung cancer and Alzheimer’s remain among the leading causes of death, and people there are spending more time suffering from health problems.
The UK is expected to spend $421.4 billion on healthcare by 2040, up from $239.3 billion in 2014.
And development assistance for health is talking about the financial aid given to governments to support social, environmental development of developing countries.
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Key findings of Jenkins report
- Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
- Views of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have “consistently been understood” as permitting “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” and “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
- Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
- Laying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism."
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Day 4, Abu Dhabi Test: At a glance
Moment of the day Not much was expected – on Sunday or ever – of Hasan Ali as a batsman. And yet he lit up the late overs of the Pakistan innings with a happy cameo of 29 from 25 balls. The highlight was when he launched a six right on top of the netting above the Pakistan players’ viewing area. He was out next ball.
Stat of the day – 1,358 There were 1,358 days between Haris Sohail’s previous first-class match and his Test debut for Pakistan. The lack of practice in the multi-day format did not show, though, as the left-hander made an assured half-century to guide his side through a potentially damaging collapse.
The verdict As is the fashion of Test matches in this country, the draw feels like a dead-cert, before a clatter of wickets on the fourth afternoon puts either side on red alert. With Yasir Shah finding prodigious turn now, Pakistan will be confident of bowling Sri Lanka out. Whether they have enough time to do so and chase the runs required remains to be seen.
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