Roger amazed by Federer

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.”