Wimbledon: Federer crashes out of quarter-finals

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Wimbledon: Federer crashes out of quarter-finals

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Frenchman Tsonga stunned Roger Federer, knocking him out of the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

30 June,2011 07:34 am

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made a devastating fight-back 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 to knock the six-times champion Roger Federer out and clinch a semi-final showdown against Novak Djokovic.The first two sets resembled nothing more than a light sparring session for Federer as he went through his silky repertoire to build a commanding lead. In the third set Tsonga started to make his comeback and take the match. As Tsonga broke in the fifth game to halt Federers momentum and he overpowered the 16-times grand slam champion with a stunning play.Federers defeat in the quarter-finals for the second consecutive year came completely out of the blue. The 29-year-old Swiss has been in sublime form during the championships and was strongly fancied to win a seventh Wimbledon title to match the feat of American Pete Sampras.