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Defending Wimbledon champion Federer ousted in quarter-finals


 

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 11, 2018. Switzerland's Roger Federer slips during his quarter final match against South Africa's Kevin Anderson. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 11, 2018. Switzerland's Roger Federer slips during his quarter final match against South Africa's Kevin Anderson. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers

LONDON, United Kingdom - Defending Wimbledon title holder Roger Federer was knocked out of this year's championships by South African Kevin Anderson in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.

The Swiss eight-times champion and top seed was beaten 2-6 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4 13-11 by eighth-seeded Anderson before a stunned crowd packed into a tension-filled No. 1 Court. — Reuters