London — Having seen longtime rival Rafael Nadal tighten his iron grip on Roland Garros, Roger Federer aims to extend his personal dominance of Wimbledon by claiming a ninth title at the All England Club. Despite his 37th birthday fast approaching, and having been stunned by Borna Coric in the Halle grasscourt final last weekend, Federer will still start Wimbledon as the overwhelming favourite to clinch a 21st Major. Federer set records 12 months ago when he defeated a hobbling Marin Cilic in the final, becoming the tournament’s oldest champion and first to claim eight titles. That victory came after he decided to skip the clay-court season, a strategy he repeated in 2018 as the Swiss sat at home watching Nadal romp to an 11th French Open. "I’m really going to love going to Wimbledon, but being the defending champion always creates pressure," said Federer, who was quick to shrug off his loss to Coric that ended a 20-match win streak on grass. A week earlier, he had been buoyed by ca...
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