Roger Federer has won the first two sets in the Wimbledon 2017 final 6-3, 6-1 against Marin Cilic. Get live tennis score of Roger Federer vs Marin Cilic here.
Roger Federer has romped through the first two sets 6-3, 6-1 in the Wimbledon 2017 final against Marin Cilic. Roger Federer is vying for his eighth Wimbledon and 19th Grand Slam title when he takes on Croatian Marin Cilic in the men’s singles final at the All England Club in London on Sunday. Cilic, on the other hand, won the 2014 US Open title and be looking for his second Major crown. Roger Federer first played in a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon 2003 and he is back at the same spot 14 years later. Get live tennis score of Roger Federer vs Marin Cilic here.
19:50 hrs IST: Regardless, Cilic holds serve and leads the third set 1-0.
19:46 hrs IST: Cilic now getting further treatment on his foot. Things aren’t looking too good for the Croat right now.
19: 42 hrs IST: Federer holds his serve to love, wins the 2nd set 6-1.
19:39 hrs IST: Federer breaks Cilic again, leads 5-1 in the 2nd set.
19:34 hrs IST: Federer holds his serve again, Leads Cilic 4-1 in the 2nd set.
19:31 hrs IST: Cilic holds his serve, Federer leads 3-1 in the 2nd set.
19:27 hrs IST: Federer holds serve to lead 3-0.
19:24 hrs IST: Federer breaks Cilic now leads the second set 2-0.
19:21 hrs IST: Federer wins the first game of the second set.
19:17 hrs IST: Federer wins the first set! Cilic lost it on a double fault, of all things. Uphill battle for the Croat now.
19:12 hrs IST: Federer easily wins the game. He’s looking set to win the first set and is leading 5-3.
19:09 hrs IST: Cilic fights hard to hold his serve this time around. He’s now trailing 4-3.
19:05 hrs IST: The answer to that is yes! Federer leads the first set 4-2.
19:01 hrs IST: FEDERER BREAKS! He now leads the first set 3-2. Can he consolidate his lead?
18:57 hrs IST: Federer does well to save a break point and hold serve. 2-2 in the first set now.
18:51 hrs IST: Cilic easily holds his serve and is leading Federer 2-1.
18:48 hrs IST: Federer does well to hold serve and it is now 1-1 in the first set.
18:43 hrs IST: Cilic wins the first game and is leading the first set 1-0.
18:40 hrs IST: Cilic is serving and the final is now underway!
18: 36 hrs IST: Cilic and Federer are now warming up.
18:33 hrs IST: The players have now walked out onto the court. The start of live action is only minutes away.
18:28 hrs IST: Cilic has previously won the US Open in 2014, but he has quite the task at hand today. Federer is definitely in formidable form right now.
18:10 hrs IST: Federer will go into the game as the favourite, having not dropped a set en route to the final. But it would be unwise to count Cilic out.
18:00 hrs IST: Welcome to live coverage of the Wimbledon men’s singles final between Roger Federer and Marin Cilic! We are now 30 minutes away from the start of live action.
The 18-time Grand Slam champion will play his 11th title match at the All England Club on Sunday with a shot at his eighth championship, more than any man in history.
When it comes to head-to-head, Federer has a clear 6-1 advantage against Cilic. This will be their first meeting in 2017. The only time the two played each other on grass was here a year back when the Swiss prevailed in five sets in the quarterfinals.