Roger Federer cruises past Roberto Bautista Agut to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals

Roger Federer has cruised into the quarter-finals at Wimbledon by defeating Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets 6-2 6-2 6-3 this evening.

The number two seed started the match in imperious form as he managed to find rhythm on his groundstrokes immediately, putting the Spaniard's serve under severe pressure.

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Federer found the break in the fifth game and then again in the seventh before he served out to take the first set 6-2.

The 33-year-old maintained his onslaught as he broke again in the first game of the second and was dominant on his own serve to take a healthy lead before Bautista Agut sustained an injury as a result of a fall.

The number 20 seed required treatment from the trainer which brought a delay in the match, but it did not affect Federer's focus as he broke the Spaniard again before serving out for a 6-2 win.

Federer continued his fine form in the final set and he clinched two further breaks, which was enough to secure the set 6-3 and his place in the quarter-finals.

The number two seed will now face Gilles Simon in the last eight of the competition.