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NEW YORK. — Swiss tennis star Roger Federer crashed out of the US Open in the fourth round on Monday, while Rafael Nadal captured his 19th hardcourt win in a row to reach the quarter-finals without having allowed a service break. Federer suffered a stunning upset at the hands of Spanish 19th seed Tommy Robredo, whose 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-4 shocker was his first victory in 11 matches against the 17-time Grand Slam champion and five-time US Open winner.
“I’m going to feel like I beat myself,” Federer said.
“It was up to me to make the difference and I just couldn’t. I self-destructed, which is really disappointing. When things came to the crunch I just couldn’t do it. It’s frustrating.”
Federer’s failure, which came on the heels of a shock second-round Wimbledon exit, thwarted a potential quarter-final match with 12-time Grand Slam winner Nadal in what would have been their first meeting on the New York hardcourts. — AFP.
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