Roger Federer in fine fettle as he finishes Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets There was the very occasional blemish in the Federer game, caused more by a lapse in concentration than anything deep-rooted. He looks in fine fettle, a far cry from the Federer who struggled through a five setter against Julien Benneteau in the third round. They still thrill with affection for Federer on Centre Court. The years have not dulled their feelings for the man who made a fiefdom of this particular patch a decade ago. He was greeted like a long-lost son by a Centre Court eager for a mega-afternoon of action. The dodgy back that threatened to interrupt his flow against Xavier Malisse in the last round behaved itself. Although ever willing, ever spirited, saving three match points in his final service game, there was never really much prospect of 30 year old Youzhny causing an upset. He had met the 30 year old Russian 13 times in the past dozen years, and only dropped three sets in total in 13 victories. The clean sweep continued without much ado. Youzhny managed two break points against the Federer serve in the fourth game of the third set but, like many before him, could not finish off the Fed. Youzhny let out a roar of self-loathing when he fluffed his first break point that would have woken the dead in hometown Moscow. His final rage against the dying of the light saw him compel Federer to serve for the match. He duly did, and he duly won. Normal service all round.