Roger Federer
suffered one of the greatest shocks in Wimbledon history as he was blown off
Centre Court by Ukrainian unknown Sergiy Stakhovsky.The defending champion and 16-time Grand Slam
winner lost 6-7 7-6 7-5 7-6 to an opponent ranked 116th in the world and who
had never previously beaten a top-10 player in his life.Federer, 31, had
reached the quarter-finals or better in his last 36 Grand Slams. But that
remarkable run was brought to a stunning end as 27-year-old Stakhovsky — an
80-1 shot to win the match — brought a crazy day at SW19 to an unbelievable
end. Federer said: “I’ve had
many great moments here but I’ve also had some tough ones and you can’t have it
all.“This is not the end of an era. I still have plans to play for many more
years to come and I’m looking forward to coming back here next year.“It’s a
tough loss and big disappointment and I certainly appreciated the standing
ovation I got leaving the court.
“But when I suffer a defeat like this I have a 24-hour rule that
means I don’t panic, get back to work and come back stronger. I usually do
turn-around cute well.
“People were hyping the idea of me and Rafa Nadal meeting in the
quarters so it’s a let-down for you media guys that we’re both out but that
showed a bit of disrespect to the other players.“There was a time when the
other players didn’t believe they could beat the top guys.“I’m happy some of
them now believe they can beat the bigger players on the top courts.”
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