“I hope there is a little bit more left in me as this one is special for it is the last slam before I hit the big 40,” said Federer, the third oldest man to reach the last-16 in the Open era.

Norrie follows two-time champion Andy Murray and British number one Dan Evans in exiting in the third round.

Federer’s half of the draw looks more treacherous than defending champion Novak Djokovic’s with two of the younger generation Daniil Medvedev and Germany’s Alexander Zverev potentially lurking further down the line.

Second seed Medvedev faces 2017 Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic seeking to join Zverev in the fourth round.

Zverev ended big-serving Taylor Fritz’s impressive campaign – 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) – given he exited the French Open in a wheelchair due to a knee injury.

The match of the day on the men’s side was a damp squib as fiery Aussie entertainer Nick Kyrgios retired with an abdominal injury tied at one set all with stylish Canadian 16th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.

The maverick that is Kyrgios did not have the best of starts as he had left his shoes in the locker room.

“One minute I thought I was professional, got my racket, got my clothes, walked out here so confidently and then bang, I forget my shoes in the locker,” said Kyrgios on court before the match.

Despite the disappointing end to his singles campaign – his mixed doubles campaign with Venus Williams must be in doubt – the 26-year-old said he had rediscovered his love of the sport.

“Coming out here (Court One) and having this support has given me a second wind,” he said.

On the women’s side, Coco Gauff will meet 2018 champion Angelique Kerber in the last-16 after the American teenager breezed past Slovenian Kaja Juvan while the German had a tough three-setter against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus.