Wimbledon 2013: Shock exit for Roger Federer in second round

Roger Federer crashed out of Wimbledon in a shock defeat by Ukrainian, Sergiy Stakhovsky.

On a day of big-name exits, Federer’s departure was the one most shocking, losing 6-7 (5/7) 7-6 (7/5) 7-5 7-6 (7/5) in the second round to a player ranked 116 in the world.

Centre Court was left stunned as Stakhovsky bounced back from losing a tie-break in the opening set to KO the seven-time champion after exactly three hours.

The defeat ends a run of 36 consecutive grand slam quarter-final appearances by the Swiss while it is his earliest exit from a major since losing in the first round of the French Open 10 years ago.

“You don’t panic at this point, that’s clear,” said number three seed Federer, when asked about his future in the game.

“It’s normal that after all of a sudden losing early, having being in Grand Slam quarter-finals 36 [straight] times, people feel it’s different.

“But I still have plans to play for many more years to come.”

“When you play Federer at Wimbledon it’s like you’re playing two people,” said Stakhovsky. “Federer and his ego.”

“I hoped he wouldn’t get too far away from me and I hung in there every game on my serve, trying to play for a tie-break.

“It was magic, I couldn’t play any better today. Every important point I played well and I served and volleyed incredibly well.”