{"id":4871,"date":"2018-07-11T23:42:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T20:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=4871"},"modified":"2018-07-11T23:42:05","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T20:42:05","slug":"roger-federer-out-of-wimbledon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/11\/roger-federer-out-of-wimbledon\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Federer out of Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Defending champion Roger Federer is out of Wimbledon after eighth seed Kevin Anderson fought back from two sets down in a gripping quarter-final.<\/p>\n

Top seed Federer, who was aiming for a record-equalling ninth singles title, missed a match point in the third set.<\/p>\n

It proved pivotal as the South African recovered to win 2-6 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 6-4 13-11 in four hours and 13 minutes.<\/p>\n

The 2017 US Open finalist plays John Isner, who beat Milos Raonic, in a first SW19 semi-final for both men.<\/p>\n

Eight-time champion Federer has already won more Wimbledon singles titles than any other man, but was aiming to equal Martina Navratilova’s all-time record.<\/p>\n

Defeat also ended the Swiss’ chance of a romantic reunion in the final with second seed Rafael Nadal in the final. It would have happened on the 10th anniversary of their epic meeting in the 2008 final.<\/p>\n

‘Match of Anderson’s life’<\/h3>\n

Federer, who turns 37 next month, had been utterly dominant on his way to the last eight, swatting off Dusan Lajovic, Lukas Lacko, Jan-Lennard Struff and Adrian Mannarino in a combined total of little more than six hours on court.<\/p>\n

But Anderson finally made the 20-time Grand Slam champion look human in unfamiliar territory on Court One, where the Swiss had not played in three years.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old became the first opponent to win a service game, and then a set, against Federer at this year’s Championships.<\/p>\n

Anderson continued to grow in confidence and stature as the match wore on, holding his nerve to earn his first win over Federer in five attempts.<\/p>\n

“He played the match of his life,” said former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker.<\/p>\n

It was an absorbing battle full of surprise, suspense and swings of momentum – unquestionably the match of the men’s singles tournament so far.<\/p>\n

Fed Express halted after strong start<\/h3>\n
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Federer has lost at Wimbledon after holding a two-set lead once before – against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the 2011 quarter-finals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nobody could have predicted the trouble that lay ahead for Federer after he cruised to the opening set, taking Anderson’s serve in the first game and again in the seventh.<\/p>\n

Federer’s serve had been untouched in the tournament until Anderson, who won just one receiving points in the opener, took it in the second game of the second set.<\/p>\n

It was the first time in 85 games that Federer had lost his serve – the previous occasion being against Tomas Berdych in last year’s Wimbledon semi-final.<\/p>\n

He moved into a 3-0 lead and, after Federer wiped out that advantage in the fifth game and levelled at 3-3 in the next, blew another break point in the seventh.<\/p>\n

A forehand should have been sent down the line by Anderson, instead it hit the net and allowed Federer to go on to hold.<\/p>\n

Federer took control of the tie-break and, despite missing a couple of opportunities before clinching the second set, it looked likely he would not only make the last four but also create a new record of winning 35 successive sets at SW19.<\/p>\n

Focused Anderson earns ‘special’ win<\/h3>\n

Anderson is one of the biggest servers on the ATP Tour, but could not find his rhythm in the opening two sets, during which he landed just 56% of his first serves and won 66% of those points.<\/p>\n

But as Anderson began to increase those percentages, and his number of aces, Federer started to misfire.<\/p>\n

Federer’s forehand began to let him down, most importantly on the match point he earned at 5-4 in the third set, allowing Anderson to survive.<\/p>\n

From that point, the South African never looked back.<\/p>\n

He consistently outfought Federer from the baseline, leading to him claim the only break point of the fourth set and take the match into a decider.<\/p>\n

Federer missed a break point at 4-3 in the decider and, as he continued to make forehand errors, Anderson’s unwavering focus looked to be tipping the match in his favour.<\/p>\n

Finally he got the breakthrough when Federer produced his first double fault of the match at 11-11, serving out to become the first South African man to make the last four at Wimbledon since Kevin Curren in 1983.<\/p>\n

“Matches like that are very special – beating Roger is one I am going to remember, but hopefully there are two more matches still to play,” said Anderson<\/p>\n

BBC Sport<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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