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Wimbledon 2019: Roger Federer thrashes Matteo Berrettini on Centre Court to reach last eight

The eight-time champion moved seamlessly into the quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 victory which took just an hour and 13 minutes

Wimbledon

Monday 08 July 2019 20:09 BST

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Roger Federer's 99th Wimbledon win was probably one of his easiest after he crushed 17th seed Matteo Berrettini.

The eight-time champion moved seamlessly into the quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 victory which took just an hour and 13 minutes.

Federer will bring up his century of triumphs if, as looks increasingly likely, he reaches the semi-finals.

Not many of the previous 98 could have been this straightforward, so powerless was Berrettini to even threaten the Swiss.

Federer was a break up inside 10 minutes, and had the first set wrapped up within 17 in a painful opening for Berrettini.

Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

Searching Roger Federer's name on Google reveals "about 36,500,000 results", and yet not a single one of those is dedicated to reviewing each one of his all white Nike Wimbledon kits in exacting detail. This is, quite frankly, scandalous and needs to remedied immediately. Possibly. We think.

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2001

Colour: White

Verdict: Are those ... beads?! Come on Roger, you're playing on the pristine lawns of the The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, not backpacking around Goa like a poundshop version of Eyal from Love Island. A poor start.

Rating: 2/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2013

Colour: White

Verdict: Oh dear. Clearly aiming for classy, but with the hideous end result of looking like a cross between a chemist and somebody halfheartedly role-playing as a sexy nurse.

Rating: 3/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2000

Colour: White

Verdict: The hat is floppy, the sleeves are baggy and the hair needs a trim. And that's a Harry Hill collar if ever we saw one. Nope, we're not fans.

Rating: 3.25/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2010

Colour: White

Verdict: It's a classy colour combo, but it all looks a bit - frilly - doesn't it? Would have gone down well in the 1920s but it's not doing much for us, Clive.

Rating: 4.1/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2002

Colour: White

Verdict: Not too much to argue with here, that flash of blue is inoffensive if a little bland, while everything is decidedly more slim-cut than that baggy 2000 effort. Docked points for the man bun, however.

Rating: 5.5/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2012

Colour: White

Verdict: The ten-year turquoise anniversary effort. Wasn't worth bringing back, to be honest with you. Next.

Rating: 5.5111111/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2017

Colour: White

Verdict: Those naughty flashes of hot pink just about stop this effort from sliding towards the bottom of this list. Picks up some extra points for the manly new hairstyle. Federer is even receding in style.

Rating: 5.999999999999/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

BONUS ENTRY: 2018

Colour: White

Verdict: Okay TECHNICALLY this shouldn't be included as it's not a Nike effort, but we couldn't find any pictures of a baby-faced Federer strolling the lawns in 1999, so it makes the cut. First impressions: meh.

Rating: 6/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2016

Colour: White

Verdict: Exactly the same as the previous picture but with a Nike tick instead of the Uniqlo square. Picks up that all important extra 0.25 of a mark on account of the nicely cut shorts.

Rating: 6.25/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2007

Colour: White

Verdict: A white and gold number that aims for classy but falls just slightly the wrong side of gaudy. That gold piping is just that bit too ostentatious, isn't it? We all know you're good, mate: don't rub it in.

Rating: 6.9/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2015

Colour: White

Verdict: A bold year for Fed, who decided to go all Peaky Blinders on us with an inspired Grandad collar. And with an absolute Persian rug of a chest like that, why not?

Rating: 6.5/10 (+0.5 for chest hair)

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2014

Colour: White

Verdict: Very similar to his 2016 strip, but the subtle stripes on that polo elevate this effort to new heights. And look how high up that Nike swoosh is! Revolutionary.

Rating: 7/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2005

Colour: White

Verdict: This is bold. Sleek. Futuristic. Federer is a man who likes his collars and cable knits, but he proved he could also rock a round-neck with this natty little number. More of this, please.

Rating: 7.2/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2003

Colour: White

Verdict: We're big fans of that cycle-shirt style collar, which looks like something manufactured by Rapha. And look at those Hundertwasser-esque blobs under his arm pit! All in all a svelte, artistic design. Love it.

Rating: 7.5/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2009

Colour: White

Verdict: Oh yes. This is what the 2007 effort should have looked like. Subtle stripe effect. Tasteful flashes of gold. Big old sweatband for wiping the ambrosia from his brow. Decent.

Rating: 8/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2004

Colour: White

Verdict: Vintage cool. Nicely cut, big ol' bandanna and lots and a lot of unnecessary but very cool panels.

Rating: 8.5/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2008

Colour: White

Verdict: Oh yes. Yessssss. A refinement of everything that came before: the perfect size collar. The perfect amount of colour. The perfect tailored fit. Woof.

Rating: 9/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2006

Colour: White

Verdict: Just look at that face. More importantly: look at that jacket. This was the moment that Federer turned from well-dressed tennis star to bona fide fasion icon. This was the Federer that David Foster Wallace fell in love with. Top marks - although only good enough for the runners-up spot on our sartorial hit list.

Rating: 10/10

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Every Roger Federer Nike kit at Wimbledon: RANKED and RATED

2011

Colour: White

Verdict: And here it is: fashion perfection. He looks like the head boy of an impossibly expensive private school. A member of the British Diplomatic Service in the twenties. The guy that your girlfriend told you not to worry about. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the coolest any man has ever looked at Wimbledon. Bravo.

Rating: 176/10

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Things did not improve much for the Italian in the second, the dreaded Mexican wave breaking out as the crowd made their own entertainment once Federer had the set in the bag after three quarters of an hour.

Berrettini's humiliation was complete when, facing yet another break point in the third, he misjudged the spin on a Federer return, swatted at thin air and fell in a heap on the grass.

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