Roger Federer Beats Adrian Mannarino in Round of 16 at 2018 Wimbledon

Top seed Roger Federer stormed into the quarter-finals at Wimbledon 2018 on Monday, beating Adrian Mannarino 6-0, 7-5, 6-4. 

Federer, the eight-time champion at SW19, started the match quickly, winning the opening set in just 16 minutes. 

From there it was always going to be a huge struggle for the Frenchman Mannarino, and while he was able to eventually stem the stunning play from Federer, he didn't find a way to bridge the gap in class between the two players.

Next up, the Swiss will likely face a much more testing matchup against either Gael Monfils or eighth seed Kevin Anderson in the last eight.

 The champion is enjoying one of his best-ever spells at Wimbledon:

After a couple of days off, it was no surprise to see Federer start the match on the front foot. But even by his standards, some of the tennis produced in the first set was quite incredible.

In a lopsided first set the Swiss floated around Centre Court, picking off loose shots from his opponent in devastating fashion. The SI Tennis account provided the numbers behind the mauling:

Bet365 put the speed at which Federer clinched the set into some context:

After finding himself 0-40 down in the opening game of the second set, Mannarino dug deep to prevent further embarrassment. He fought back well and took the game in the end, much to the delight of the Centre Court crowd.

The 22nd seed then finally settled into the match and was able to get his game going in the second set. Cheap service games were still hard to come by, but as noted by James Benge of the Evening Standard he did eventually get a routine point on the board:

At 5-4 up he was one game away from winning the set. Yet Federer's serve was imperious and after a hold to stay in the set, he stepped it up and broke the Frenchman. Another hold followed for Federer, and Mannarino had a substantial mountain to climb.

During the end of the second set Mannarino was beginning to struggle with what appeared to be a groin injury. Meanwhile, Stuart Fraser of The Times summed up the difference between the two men:

By this point there was a sense that Federer had gone down a couple of gears as the early stages of the third set were cagey between the two players.

Some complacency crept into the Swiss' game as a result, and at 4-3 ahead, Mannarino then had three break-point opportunities. However, he was unable to seize any of them, letting a rare chance to apply pressure on Federer's serve slip by.

Unsurprisingly, he was made to pay for a lack of ruthlessness. The Swiss was enlivened after that near miss and gorged on some poor serves from his opponents in the next game, breaking to go 5-4 in front. Federer then stepped up to put Mannarino out of his misery and march into the quarters.