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Updated at 4:19 a.m., Monday, June 30, 2008

Tennis: Federer in quarterfinals at Wimbledon

Associated Press

WIMBLEDON, England — Five-time champion Roger Federer has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon with a straight sets win over Lleyton Hewitt of Australia.

Hewitt, the last man to win the Wimbledon title before the top-seeded Federer, was ousted 7-6 (7), 6-2, 6-4 on Monday.

After a tight first set, Federer broke Hewitt in the opening game of the second set and breezed to a 4-0 lead.