What Roger Federer’s Loss to Novak Djokovic Means for US Open

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Published: July 7, 2014

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Roger Federer will remain tied with Pete Sampras for the most Wimbledon titles in the Open era for at least one more year. The seven-time champion was eliminated from the 2014 edition of the marquee event by Novak Djokovic in a thrilling championship match.

Wimbledon's Twitter account had the results:



It was an instant classic and proof that Federer still has plenty of gas in the tank.

He spoke about his play after the loss to Sam Sheringham of BBC Sports: "I'm very happy to see that I can produce a performance like I did the last two weeks. That clearly makes me believe that this was just a stepping stone to many more great things in the future."

The 32-year old lost just one set on his way to the final match in one of his best performances at a Grand Slam in years. 

Federer entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed. Although his form has clearly slipped from the days when he was virtually unstoppable on the grass courts of the All England Club, he's still a threat every time he arrives at the season's third major.

The Swiss sensation was also coming off a win in the Halle warm-up event. Peter Bodo of ESPN.com passed along comments from Federer after the triumph, who felt confident about his chances of parlaying that success into a deep run at Wimbledon:

In the past, when I have played well at Halle, I have usually played well at Wimbledon. They have been two of my most successful tournaments, so I hope that this title will bring me luck again. Last year it didn't work out, but it did many times before. So I hope it will be back to the good old days.

For Federer, the "good old days" represent a time when he was winning multiple major titles on a yearly basis. It's hard to imagine him ever getting back to that level. There are still times when he plays well enough to beat anybody on tour, but those stretches don't last as long a...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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