Really wish Federer play one more Wimbledon.
Don't want the history books to say the legend lost the last set 6-0 he played at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon Quarterfinals: Hubert Hurkacz defeats his 'idol' Roger Federer to enter semifinals
Wimbledon Quarterfinals: Hubert Hurkacz defeats idol Roger Federer to enter semifinals. He won the match in 3 sets after dominating the legendWimbledon Quarterfinals: Hubert Hurkacz defeats his idol Roger Federer to enter semifinals- Hubert Hurkacz of Poland has defeated his idol Roger Federer to progress to the semifinals of the Wimbledon 2021. He won the match after dominating the eight-time champion in all 3 sets. Next up for Hubert Hurkacz is either Italys Matteo Berrettini or Canadas Felix Auger-Aliassime.
The dream is over. And at the age of 39, will this be the last we see of Roger Federer on Wimbledons Centre Court? The Swiss No.6 seeds bid to become the oldest man to reach the semi-finals at The Championships in the Open era was ended by a rival junior to him in years and experience.
Hubert Hurkacz, just 24 and making his third Wimbledon appearance, refused to let the occasion get to him as he progressed to the last four at the expense of the eight-time champion.
Centre Court is as familiar and welcoming to Federer as his own living room. Others may freeze but not the mighty Fed. So it was somewhat of a surprise to see the cool, calm, collected maestro clock up ten unforced errors to help Hurkacz on his way in the first set. It was a sign of things to come.
Hurkacz had earlier defeated Daniil Medvedev in a five-set epic to meet Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon 2021. He had earlier registered victories over Bublik, Giron, and Musetti in his dream run at Wimbledon.
As the sun shone through the roof, the crowd did their best to gee up Federer. Instead it was Hurkacz who soaked up the noise, recovered from an early break and sent the set into a tie-break.
Rattled Federer totally misjudged a forehand volley and then slipped and failed to connect with another one. The Pole made the most of the opportunities.
Coming back from two sets down was always going to be a big call and Federer simply could not find a way against an opponent playing out of his skin. But that final 6-0 will really have hurt.
Really wish Federer play one more Wimbledon.
Don't want the history books to say the legend lost the last set 6-0 he played at Wimbledon.
No.20 for Djokovic.I guess he is the clear favourite to win 21st and calendar grandslam at this years US Open.Remarkable player and Statistically going to be the G.O.A.T.
"Congrats Novak on your 20th major. I'm proud to have the opportunity to play in a special era of tennis champions. Wonderful performance, well done!" : Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic upset in Tokyo Olympics tennis semifinals by Alexander Zverev
TOKYO There will be no Golden Slam for Novak Djokovic after all.
The worlds No. 1 tennis player, who had appeared untouchable since arriving at the Tokyo Olympics in pursuit of a gold medal, shockingly fell apart in the mens semifinals Friday and lost to No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany in three sets: 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Djokovic, who won the first three Grand Slam titles of 2021, was aiming to add a gold medal before he heads to the U.S. Open in a month, potentially setting him up to be the first male player to win those five huge prizes in the same calendar year. Only Steffi Graf in 1988 had accomplished such a feat.
Until midway through the second set Friday, there was little to suggest that Djokovic would go off track so badly. Not only had he cruised through his first four opponents in Tokyo, he dominated Zverev for the first hour of the match and was up a break in the second at 3-2 when things took a 180-degree turn.
Almost out of nowhere, Zverev crushed a series of backhands to get the break back. But instead of digging in, as tennis fans have seen Djokovic do so many times in big matches, Zverev completely took over the match and finished off the second set by winning 17 of the final 21 points.
Djokovic failed to regain his momentum in the third, struggling with his first serve and getting broken twice to fall behind 4-0 before stopping Zverevs streak of eight straight games. Ultimately, Zverev finished the match with a third break of serve, crushing a backhand winner down the line on match point and covering his face with his hands in disbelief.