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From the section Tennis. It was a different story after the loss sank in. I'm all right. The prestigious All England Club was stunned by the almost inhuman display of tennis by Kevin Anderson which saw him defeat the grass legend after being two sets down. The kind of day that has occurred so infrequently in his storied career, and so rarely when the whole world is watching. WIMBLEDON -- He was already up a break in just the second game of the match, and after flicking a brilliant reaction shot past Kevin Anderson, eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer reached 30-love. But as the match went on, I couldn't surprise him anymore. Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer says he "did not see defeat coming" before a shock quarter-final exit against Kevin Anderson. As in the 2017 edition, Roger Federer paired with Belinda Bencic to represent Switzerland at the Hopman Cup. Juan Martin Del Potro d. Federer 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Wimbledon 2018 RECAP, day 3: Relive the action as Roger Federer and Serena Williams featured at SW19. "The losses hurt more, you don't want to be on the loser's side," he said. Two-time champion Nadal will come to Wimbledon on a 12-match winning streak after celebrating his first two titles of the season at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome and at Roland Garros. Follow all the latest from the third day of play at SW19 And Anderson is a lean and sinewy ball punisher, a 32-year-old who has worked tirelessly and more or less anonymously to become a Top 10 staple. Last updated on 6 July 2018 6 July 2018. For Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the 2018 Wimbledon Championship isn't just any other grand slam event. Wimbledon 2018: Roger Federer and Serena Williams through, Venus Williams knocked out. ", It's probably a good sign for those hoping to see Federer gambol across these lawns again that he admits that the infrequent losses hurt more as time goes on, "It motivates me to do extremely well because I don't want to sit here and explain my loss. But this was a quarterfinal at a Wimbledon where Federer had literally ripped through four previous matches. No tournament wants to see Federer go out and we'll be denied a repeat of that 2008 Federer v Nadal final, which is a shame. In a stunning nearly five-hour match that broke records and tested new rules, Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in the Wimbledon men's championship on Sunday, defending his 2018 … "I feel horribly fatigued [now] and just awful. "It's disappointing losing the next two sets after winning the first two and having match points," said Federer. Eight-time champion Federer will also enter the grass-court major with momentum after clinching his 10th title at last week's NOVENTI OPEN in Halle. What an upset. Some, as eager to identify the moment a champion fails as the moment he first triumphs, may say this could be the beginning of the end. Roger Federer Kevin Anderson is 34, the same age as Rafael Nadal. From the baseline I felt like I could mix it up, play aggressive. No shame in losing to a player in that group by any score or number of sets on Wimbledon grass. After Anderson calmed down and lost a pretty tight second set, Federer's forehand started going wayward. "He's not going to stay around forever but there's no reason for him not to come back one more year at least. I was able to bring that. All credit to Anderson, he hung in there and somehow won the third. They’ll hear every point, ‘Wow, Love-15, 15-30’. Top-seeded Roger Federer advanced to a record-extending 16th Wimbledon quarterfinal on Monday with a 6-0, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Adrian Mannarino, … Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal remain on course to meet in the final, the last of the top 10 women's seeds falls and Andy Murray's got a new job. You have come to the ESPN Africa edition, for other ESPN editions, click above. When I was on, I was making him play. But that's how it goes, you know. Read about our approach to external linking. Federer, the … ", Andrew Castle, BBC Sport tennis commentator. That's a bad feeling to have.". In Halle 2018, Federer played his last match in Nike apparel and with his logo, entering the sacred Wimbledon Centre court in Uniqlo equipment a few weeks later and losing rights to … I couldn't really get the rallies going the way I wanted to, especially the one-two punch wasn't working at all today," Federer said, referring to the deadly combination of his serve and first-strike forehand. Top seed Federer, 36, had not dropped a set on his way to the last eight. But he said he never really felt 100 percent. He's going to have another birthday before the end of the summer. He's a one-step-at-a-time guy, a defending US Open finalist who's earned a place alongside Marin Cilic, Juan Martin del Potro and Milos Raonic in the gallery of gruesome ace makers. ... Best rallies from the Federer vs Nadal 2008 Final "I felt history, I felt pride" - Andre Agassi reflects on 1992 triumph . The win was also Djokovic's first title on the ATP tour for over 12 months, his previous win having been at Eastbourneon July 1, 2017. That's the worst feeling you can have as a tennis player.". Wimbledon.com uses cookies. It's just terrible. 1, a fan opened a bottle of champagne with an audible pop. Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash asks what still motivates the … The defending champion had not dropped a service game at this year's championships either - part of a run spanning 85 games - until Anderson broke him in the second set. Real mates, epic nights and constant drama, Nadal beats Del Potro in five-set thriller, Alerts: Get tennis news sent to your phone. Respect him - he deserved to win. He equalled his own record of winning 34 consecutive sets at SW19 by taking the the first two against Anderson. 2009 U.S. Open final. The South African, however, turned pro in 2007, six years after the Spanish phenomenon made its debut in … When the pieces don't fit together quite right. But the brooding confession partially concealed the role Anderson played in keeping Federer from recovering his momentum. In the coming days and weeks there's bound to be a great deal of speculation about what this means for Federer in the long term. He seemed to be waiting for Anderson's ground game to break down. "I was reading the serve. Of course the goal is to come back here next year. We thought he could lose to maybe somebody else, but not necessarily Anderson, who hasn't had huge success coming into this tournament. "It might take me a while, might take me half an hour. Federer used his scare as fuel for the remainder of the tournament, eventually defeating Andy Murray to lift his seventh Wimbledon crown and regain the No. Analysis and opinion from the BBC's tennis correspondent. Federer had been the favourite to win a record-extending ninth men's singles title, but was beaten in a contest that lasted more than four hours. It certainly was a big lead he let slip, the first match he lost in five sets after winning the first two since Novak Djokovic came back to eliminate him in the U.S. Open semis of 2011. They proceeded to defeat Germany 2–1, with Federer beating Alexander Zverev in three sets before the mixed doubles decider, in which he and Bencic defeated the pairing of Zverev and Angelique Kerber. Djokovic is back in the locker room and he will be saying "thank you very much". This wa… It's just terrible.". Novak Djokovic claimed his fourth Wimbledon singles title, defeating Kevin Anderson in the final 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. If anything Federer's 2017 Wimbledon fortnight was the most impressive of his career as he swept through the draw without losing a set for the first time -- … "You are reluctant to write Roger off - just the way that he moves around the court and he stays injury free," said the Australian, who won the title in 1987. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have split the last six majors between them. I have no idea. That's an especially bad feeling for one of whom so much is expected. Perhaps it was the breeze, Federer said, or maybe just a bad day on his side of the net. Djokovic beats Zverev, advances to ATP semis, Nadal into ATP Finals semis after ousting Tsitsipas, Medvedev crushes Djokovic to reach ATP semis, Breaking points: Roger Federer squanders huge lead at Wimbledon, Anderson stuns Federer in 5; Nadal survives. More stories like this in: Get the latest tennis headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer says he "did not see defeat coming" before a shock quarter-final exit against Kevin Anderson. Wimbledon 2018 Wimbledon 2018: Nadal beats Del Potro in five sets, Federer out – as it happened ... which ties him with Ivan Lendl for fourth most in the Open era behind Federer … Credit to him.". We use simple text files called cookies, saved on your computer, to help us deliver the best experience for you. It never did. Federer would rip through the first set in 23 minutes, but a little under four hours later the top seed would leave Wimbledon a beloved but bruised and beaten icon. Then everything came apart. "That's hardly surprising; after all, he is 36 years old.". Wimbledon 2018 That's the worst feeling you can have as a tennis player.". But Anderson was on point the entire time over the final three sets with his groundstrokes from the baseline, while Federer made surprisingly few adjustments in his game plan to throw him off. Pat Cash, 1987 Wimbledon champion and BBC Radio 5 live analyst. He wasn't getting many aces. "You could see his concentration waver in that fifth set," Andrew Castle, the former player, said in a BBC post-match chat. Wimbledon 2018 Wimbledon 2018: Wozniacki out, Federer and Williams sisters win – as it happened Caroline Wozniacki, the second seed, suffered a … Wimbledon 2018 could give tennis fans another classic match between stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. We have the bracket, schedule, scores, and more for Wimbledon 2018, updated throughout the tournament. He had wandered into the land of the giants, the territory populated by his opponent, Anderson, as well as potential semifinal opponents John Isner and Milos Raonic. He did not survive to see which one he might face in a penultimate match. Federer suffered his earliest exit at Wimbledon since a shock second-round defeat against Sergiy Stakhovsky in 2013. — Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) January 28, 2018 The 36-year-old has often said other great players will come along when he finally does retire. Ah, there's that magic number, and that issue that will hang over Federer's head until the day he decides to call it quits. Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash says he does not believe this defeat necessarily signals the end for Federer. Both men served well, which might have been expected. Wimbledon 2018 - LIVE: Serena Williams and Roger Federer both win, plus order of play, results and latest scores. "Once I couldn't get that going, once I was in the rallies, it was hard to get him moving.". Weathering it, he slowly consolidated and dialed in his big game until he nailed a final, unreturnable serve to Federer's backhand to win the match, 2-6, 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11. 1 ranking. It was one of those days when, in the waning moments when it really counted, he was unable to put together one of those breathtaking blasts of genius that breaks down even the gamest of opponents. Roger Federer was a point away from a tidy, straight-set victory over Kevin Anderson in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. There certainly was a ragged quality to parts of his game in the late stages, as he struggled to keep both an unruly forehand and his backhand in line. ... Wimbledon 2018 on the BBC; This one had a taste of an easy victory after the first two sets. Anderson's comeback victory is only the second time Federer has lost at Wimbledon after leading by two sets, following a quarter-final defeat by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2011. Wimbledon.com uses cookies. The win moved him to 13 major tennis titles, and outright fourth place on the all time men's singles grand slam wins list, passing Roy Emerson. Federer joked: “I’m more concerned the World Cup final will have issues ­because the Wimbledon final is going on. Anderson, the 6-foot-8 South African transplant to Florida, stood tall in the face of Federer's furious onslaught early in the match. Can Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal make it out of semifinals at ATP Finals? "I felt great in practice, good in the warm-up. "I've been there before. The Men's Singles competition was contested … I'm just disappointed now. I know what kind of energy I need to bring to the fifth. "I wasn't feeling particularly well off the baseline. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who turns 37 next month, says he plans to return to SW19 next year. Find your nearest court and learn the basics with our guide. Top-seeded Roger Federer suffered a shock defeat in a match he seemed to have firmly sewn up before Kevin Anderson undid him stitch by stitch to … How to get into tennis - it's fun, will keep you fit and caters for all levels and abilities. In the group stage, Federer defeated Yūichi Sugita, Karen Khachanov and Jack Sock, from Japan, Russia and United States respectively, all in straight sets, to help Switzerland advance to the final. He missed a match point when two sets up before eighth seed Anderson fought back to win a remarkable contest. He may not have tried a single drop shot. Wimbledon 2018 on the BBC; When Federer gets up 2-0, you don't think it's going to be a full five sets. The fans of Roger Federer will never forget Wimbledon 2018. You definitely thought Federer would get the job done. 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Watch some of the quirkier moments and best action from the Wimbledon final as Novak Djokovic wins in straight sets and makes an emotional tribute to his son. It sounds like there will be more opportunities for Federer fans to pop the cork on the champagne at Wimbledon. "It just happened to be that today wasn't the day.". A few rows up in sunlit Court No. Last updated on 11 July 201811 July 2018.From the section Tennis. I'm feeling the ball well," the Swiss said. Now I feel horribly fatigued and just awful. "The first set I felt great," he said. It's the shock of the tournament for sure. Afterward, Federer denied that mental fatigue played a role in the loss, even though he had won his last six five-set matches that went the distance while Anderson had lost his last three. He was the red-hot favourite. Wimbledon 2018: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic face Centre Court dilemma ahead of last-eight clash Djokovic has played twice on the 11,000-capacity Court One this year but was shunted off to the 4,000-seater Court Two for his second round clash against Horacio Zeballos. Instead of having been ground down, Federer suggested, he had just suffered "one of those days," the kind when things gradually go south, never to come back together. There was a lot going on. "It motivates me to do extremely well here because I don't want to sit here and explain my loss. There's a sense of loss whenever Federer is beaten because he's so good to watch. View the full player profile, include bio, stats and results for Roger Federer. Once Federer lost contact with his A-game, he kept searching for it like a guy trying to pull in a weak radio signal. "I don't know how long it's going to take me (to get over this)," Federer said. Relive all the action from day three at SW19 as the second round gets underway "I didn't feel mental fatigue. He was rolling. It seemed the longer it went on the more aggressive he became and better he played at the end. We use simple text files called cookies, saved on your computer, to help us deliver the best experience for you.

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