Roger Federer Pulls Out of Wimbledon 2021, But Is It Goodbye? | Tennis News – Times of India

Hubert Herkácz A dream lived on Center Court. For Roger Federer, the owner of that most coveted patch of grass in SW19, it was a perfect nightmare. An evening of colorful fireworks amidst the rapidly darkening sky.
The 24-year-old Harkaz, the world number 18, did the unthinkable. he played fluently Tennis To beat the eight-time Federer Wimbledon Champion, 6–3, 7–6 (4), 6–0 in 1 hour and 49 minutes, to become only the second Polishman in history after Jerzy Janowicz in 2013, in the last four All England Club.
Federer, who quickly exited the stage, head down, quickly waved across the house, raising questions about whether this was the 39-year-old’s last time on Wimbledon grass.

“I don’t know what to say. It’s super special for me, I mean, to play against Roger on this special court,” said Harkaz.
“Always a dream, when you’re a kid. It’s a dream come true. I’m so proud and so happy to be here, especially with the people in the stands cheering more.”
Federer, who fell behind the opening break in the opening set, took a 3-0 lead in the second essay. The sixth seed, returning from two knee surgeries, slipped over the net in the tie-break, after which it was all downhill for him.

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Novak Djokovic is the man to answer all questions. It seems like. A riddle without a solution, as Marten Fuscovi found out in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
The Hungarians tried for over two hours and 17 minutes – pieces apart, difficult fits, center court cheered and Fuskovics fought and came up short.
The top-seeded player registered a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory to secure his 100th Tour-level win on grass, which propelled the Serb to his 10th Wimbledon semi-final.
Next to him is Denis Shapovalov of Canada, who made his first Grand Slam semi-final on Wednesday.

10-seeded Shapovalov took a back-to-back lead in 3 hours and 26 minutes to register a 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Karen Khachanov of Russia. . The 22-year-old, the sixth Canadian player in history to make the semi-finals, had 17 aces and 59 winners in the last eight clashes.
Shapovalov said, “I was in a similar situation in the quarterfinals (against Pablo Carreo Busta) at the US Open last year. I thought I started the fifth set a little slow, so I told myself that every Play a point as hard as you can.”

Shapovalov displayed the same mindset when he was told he had to face Djokovic in the semi-finals on Friday.
“Djokovic is the best player in the world, but when you look at the scoreboard at the start, it’s going to be zero-zero,” he said. “It’s a tennis match, anything can happen. I have full faith in me.”
Djokovic, who lost just one set in the tournament, has been broken four times, including once in the quarter-finals. The big take-away of the day for Fuscovix, one of the fittest players on the Tour, was the statue saving 10 of 14 break-points against the best returns in the game.