Federer improved a lot for the start of the fourth set, leading 3-0 and the key moment came with 4-2, when Mannarino suffered a spectacular fall in which he injured his knee. He tried to continue a couple more games, but with the fourth set lost, he decided to retire so as not to further aggravate his physical condition.
The Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, who left in tears because he was close to achieving the most important victory of his career, was applauded by the center and helped by a Federer who will need to raise his level of play a lot to be eligible to lift the ninth Wimbledon.
Roger Federer will face in the second round the winner of the duel between the French Richard Gasquet and the Japanese Yuichi Sugita, where he will seek to have a better performance than the one he had in his debut to avoid saying goodbye to the Grand Slam early and thus satisfy the aspirations of his fanatic.
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