Federer Follows Nadal Through Wimbledon Exit in Worst Day
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Tennis has never seen a day of defeats and defections like what happened at Wimbledon, when seven-time winner Roger Federer joined former champions Maria Sharapova and Lleyton Hewitt as second-round casualties.
A wayward backhand that sailed wide on Centre Court sealed the fate of Federer, the defending champion from Switzerland, who was beaten by unseeded Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) at the All England Club in southwest London yesterday. Stakhovsky is ranked 116th by the men’s ATP Tour.