In the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, Federer will play with Hughitt

23-year-old Australian tennis player Llatyon Hughitt entered the fourth round of the UK Open Tennis Championship, having outplayed the Spaniard Carlos Moyi.

According to RIA Novosti, Hughitt easily won the first two sets 6: 4, 6: 2, but then his experienced opponent managed to intercept the initiative, diversified his game and managed to take the third set with a score of 6: 4. In the fourth set, the Spaniard never wanted to give in to Hughitt’s onslaught, and the rivals brought the party to the tai-break where the Australian, sown under the seventh number, confidently won 7: 3.

The course of the intense emotional fight from the stands of the central court of Wimbledon was observed by Prince Michael Kent and Hughitt's girlfriend, Belgian tennis player Kim Klisters. She does not appear at Wimbledon because of her hand injury.

Thus, in the quarterfinals of the tournament the winners of Wimbledon will converge the last two years: the Australian Llatyon Hughitt (2002) and the Swiss Roger Federer (2003). Answering the question of journalists about whether Hughitt’s power to beat Federer, the Australian tennis player said: "Yes, I think that I can defeat him." “This will be an incredibly complex match. He is the best player here and the number of one in the world,” the athlete said at the post -match press conference.

“Yes, I lost him, but I believe in my strength, and, you know, I played quite well against him in the past,” added Llatyon Hughitt. The Australian and Swiss met, in particular, in the Australian Open matches and in the Davis Cup. Among the strengths of the game, Federer Hughitt called his adaptability to different coatings, the variety of games at the grid and on the far line, as well as a very good ability to move along the site.

In turn, Rozhe Federer, evaluating his upcoming opponent, said: "It will be extremely difficult to play against Llatyon, because he won here in the past. Everyone knows what great matches we had with him."