Wimbledon Open: Defending Champion Federer suffers shock defeat
Roger Federer on Wednesday crashed out of the Wimbledon quarterfinals after blowing a two-set lead and match point against Kevin Anderson.
The big-serving South African triumphed 2-6 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 6-4 13-11 in four hours, 14 minutes to hand the defending champion his first Wimbledon defeat since the 2016 semifinals against Milos Raonic.
When the US Open finalist took the third-set tiebreak, however, his belief grew.