{"id":20214,"date":"2013-06-05T21:40:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T19:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/roger-federer-loses-it-at-french-open\/"},"modified":"2013-06-05T21:40:59","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T19:40:59","slug":"roger-federer-loses-it-at-french-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/roger-federer-loses-it-at-french-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Federer loses it at French Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Switzerland\u2019s Roger Federer gestures after a point against France\u2019s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Photograph by: KENZO TRIBOUILLARD, AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

A point from losing the first set of his French Open<\/a> quarter-final, Roger Federer<\/a> shanked a routine forehand, sending the ball 10 feet beyond the opposite baseline.<\/p>\n

The Court Philippe Chatrier crowd roared with approval, then loudly chanted the last name of Federer\u2019s opponent, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That shot was a clear indication that Federer was hardly Federesque on this day. There were plenty of others: He argued with the chair umpire about a call. He dumped overhead smashes into the net. And in a truly rare ungraceful moment, he failed to put a racquet to \u2014 or get out of the way of \u2014 a backhand flip by a sliding Tsonga, instead getting hit on the back.<\/p>\n

All in all, Federer looked lost out there Tuesday against the sixth-seeded Tsonga, who pounded his way to a 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 victory over the 17-time Grand Slam champion in a 1-hour, 51-minute mismatch remarkable for its lopsidedness and brevity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI struggled a little bit everywhere. To be honest, personally, I\u2019m pretty sad about the match and the way I played. But that\u2019s how it goes. I tried to figure things out, but it was difficult. And Jo does a good job keeping the pressure on,\u201d Federer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was just \u2026 better in all areas,\u201d continued Federer, whose lone French Open title, in 2009, allowed him to equal Pete Sampras<\/a>\u2018 then-record of 14 major championships. \u201cHe returned better than I did. Served better than I did. I struggled to find my rhythm.\u201d<\/p>\n

These days, Federer sure does seem more human on a tennis court than he used to. \u2013 The Vancouver Sun<\/a><\/p>\n

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