What Roger Federer’s Loss to Novak Djokovic Means for US Open 2015

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Published: July 12, 2015

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Roger Federer's Grand Slam drought has now reached three full years. The Swiss star was eliminated in his men's final matchup against Novak Djokovic, as outlined by Wimbledon on Twitter:



Federer, who has won Wimbledon seven times, entered the event with his game peaking. He took the Gerry Weber Open for the eighth time in June, which is typically a sign of a deep Wimbledon run. The previous seven times he'd won in Halle had coincided with six appearances in the Wimbledon final, including last year's near-triumph.

"Of course it's a special moment for me, to win here for the eighth time before Wimbledon. It doesn't happen without making an impression," Federer told reporters at the time.

Grass has always been the surface on which Federer is most comfortable. His first major and his most recent were at the All England Club. From 2003 to 2009, Federer was half of the Wimbledon final, winning it six times. In the Open Era, only Pete Sampras can come close to approximating Federer's level of dominance.

“I don’t know if Wimbledon is my best chance [for major title No. 18], it might be,” Federer told reporters in March. “It would be my favorite choice. If I had a choice right now, I would love to win Wimbledon. I think it’ s possible and I think if I win Wimbledon, it’s more cool for me personally and my team, Swiss people and my fans.”



The optimism heading into Wimbledon was understandable. Just last year, Federer captivated the tournament with a run to the final before losing to Djokovic. This year started out promisingly enough, with Federer getting through the tournament with relative ease. Unfortunately, he couldn't find his game Sunday and Djokovic took advantage, knocking him out before most expected.

As for the more macro question of what this all means heading into the U.S. Open, the...
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