US Open: Roger Federer out after shock straight-sets loss against Tommy Robredo

Roger Federer has crashed out of the US Open after suffering a straight-sets defeat against Tommy Robredo in the fourth round.

The 17-time grand slam champion was left frustrated by his exit at Flushing Meadows – with Federer losing 7-6 (7/3) 6-3 6-4 to Robredo.

Federer, who had never previously lost to the Spaniard, said: “I kind of feel like I beat myself, without taking any credit away from Tommy. Clearly he was making sure he was making many balls. It was up to me to make the difference and I couldn’t.

“I kind of self-destructed, which is very disappointing, especially on a quicker court. Your serve helps you out. You’re going to make the difference somewhere.

“I just couldn’t do it. It was a frustrating performance.”

The stats backed up Federer’s claims as five-time US Open champion made 43 errors in three sets, while he converted just two break points from 16 chances.

However Federer, now 32, insists that he can bounce back from the loss.

“It just ended up being a bad combination of many things,” he said.

“So I’ve definitely got to go back to work and come back stronger, get rid of this loss now as quick as I can, forget about it, because that’s not how I want to play from here on.

“I want to play better. I know I can. I showed it the last few weeks, that there is that level. So today was pretty frustrating.”

Robredo’s will now face a quarter-final showdown with Rafael Nadal,