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Summary Roger Federer beat Albert Ramos 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 in the 1st-round of Wimbledon.
Roger Federer swatted a stray ball toward a ball girl but misjudged the distance, and his leisurely lob bounced past her and over the backstop into a photo pit, drawing titters from the Wimbledon crowd.Federers first-round match was a laugher. Aside from the errant lob, he had few lapses and drubbed Spaniard Albert Ramos with stylish symmetry Monday, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1.Consigned to Court 1, an unusual setting for a six-time champion, Federer played with his characteristic verve on grass. Ramos has never won a match on the surface, and it showed.Maybe he isnt the most experienced grass-court player out there, thats for sure, Federer said. I was able to take advantage of it and play a very clean match. Its always nice to save energy, and it gives you confidence as well to close out matches easily. Things worked out perfectly.The winner of a record 16 Grand Slam championships, Federer has gone 2½ years without one, and at age 30 hes eager to show he can still mount a title run. He has a chance to equal the Wimbledon record of seven titles set by William Renshaw in the 1880s and tied by Pete Sampras in 2000.For the first time since 2003, Federer didnt play his opening-round match on Centre Court. Seeded third behind Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, he declined to interpret the court assignment as a slight.
