Roger Federer is one win away from his 100th victory at Wimbledon after making a 17th quarter-final, but told the wilting chasing pack that they could find hope in their pursuit -- over a humble happy meal.
The eight-time champion, as well as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, moved into the last-eight on Monday with embarrassing ease.
The trio, with 14 Wimbledon titles, dropped only 19 games between them, facing a grand total of just one break point.
Federer breezed past Italy's Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in just 74 minutes to make sure of a 55th quarter-final at the Slams.
It was his 99th win at the All England Club and at 37, he is the oldest man to reach the last eight at the majors since 39-year-old Jimmy Connors at the 1991 US Open.
Despite Berrettini being 15 years his junior, the Italian carved out a meagre 11 points on the Federer serve in a brutal Centre Court demolition.
However, Federer told his bewildered opponent not to lose heart, recalling some desperate defeats that he suffered in his own early career.
"One day at the US Open, I played Max Mirnyi, I waited 10 hours to play, it was raining all day," said Federer of his 2002 visit to New York.
"They sent me out at 11:00pm, I believe, Court Eight, lost in straight sets, went to McDonald's at two in the morning.
"You're like, What happened? Some losses you can't explain.
"It's okay to take a step back, but then you have to take two forward. I hope that's what he does exactly from today on."
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"It does transcend. It's like Tom Brady (in the NFL), for example, who at his age is still playing on the top level, winning rings and everything. LeBron James (in NBA), Serena Williams."
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