Roger Federer bows out to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in quarters – French Open 2013
Second seed, Roger Federer, was edged out by the local top ranked star, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, in brutal straight sets at the Roland Garros 2013 on Tuesday. He suffered a 5-7, 3-6, 3-6 loss at the hands of the Frenchman at the Grand
Slam event taking place in Paris.
The former world number one, Federer, displayed dismal performance at the Court Philippe Chatrier. He cashed two out of three break chances but warded off only eight out of 14 breakpoints he came across. As a result, the sixth
seed reduced his trail in the FedEx ATP Head 2 Head series against Federer and secured a semi-final berth at this Major clay court event for the first time.
The disappointed Swiss stated in a post match presser, "I thought he played great today. He was, in all areas, better than me today. That's why the result was pretty clean. I was impressed by the way he played today. I think I
struggled a little bit everywhere. To be honest, personally, I'm pretty sad about the match and the way I played."
Federer made quick in-roads as he drew the first blood in the fifth game and jumped to a 4-2 lead. However, the Swiss lost his track afterwards and squandered his edge in the eighth game. He gifted away his serve again in the last
game and endured a 5-7 loss.
The Swiss Maestro carried his losing ways in the following set. He gifted away his opening serve and fell at 0-3. Federer managed to keep his proceeding serves but failed to recover, eventually enduring a 3-6 defeat.
The 31-year-old suffered the first blow in the opening game of the third set. He managed to snatch his break back in the very next game but stepped off steam afterwards. Federer lost the last four games and consequently sealed
the set with a 3-6 loss.
The Swiss ace was bidding to capture his 18th Grand Slam crown at this event. He was also aiming to reach 34th Grand Slam semi-final. Federer has won this prestigious tournament in 2009 with a win over Robin
Soderling.
Next in line for Tsonga is the fourth seed, David Ferrer from Spain.
The local number one reflected about his next match-up, "I feel I'm able to beat [Ferrer] because I believe I have the weapons for that. I have more endurance now. I'm more consistent. I hit harder than he does, and normally I
serve a lot better than him."
Ferrer crippled his 32nd seeded compatriot, Tommy Robredo, with double breadsticks to set-up this encounter.
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