Federer out after defeat to Tsonga at Montreal Masters
http://www.chinaview.cn/index.htm 2009-08-15 09:14:05
Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after losing a point to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during quarter-final play at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal August 14, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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OTTAWA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Roger Federer was shocked out of the Montreal Masters tennis tournament on Friday after losing in three sets to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
The seventh-ranked Tsonga, staged a spectacular comeback to stun Federer 7-6, 1-6, 7-6 in the quarterfinals.
Trailing 1-5 in the third set, Tsonga staggered the 15-time grand slam winner by sweeping through the next five games to force a tiebreak.
Tsonga then delivered the knockout punch by winning the tie-break 7-3 in front of a shocked capacity centre court crowd.
The loss snapped Federer's 21-match winning streak. His last defeat was on May 2 in the semifinals of the Masters Series event in Rome where the Swiss fell to Novak Djokovic.
Roger Federer of Switzerland leaves the court after losing his quarter-final match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal August 14, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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译文:
费德勒不敌特松加，止步蒙特利尔大师赛
2009年8月14日，在蒙特利尔罗杰斯杯大师赛1/4决赛中，瑞士球王费德勒在丢失一盘后奋起反击，决胜盘遭遇绝地反击，最终不敌法国阿里特松加无缘半决赛。（新华社/路透社）
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新华网渥太华８月１４日电----在周五蒙特利尔大师赛1/4决赛中，世界头号种子费德勒在决胜盘被法国阿里无情击败，止步八强。
七号种子特松加在1/4决赛中上演绝地反击大翻盘，最终以7-6，1-6，7-6战胜费德勒。
决胜盘中，特松加以1-5落后于费德勒，但他奋力反击，连追5局形成抢七局面，并以出色发挥击败15大满贯得主费德勒。
特松加在众多观众的见证下，在抢七局以7-3给了费德勒重重一击。
此次失败也终结了费德勒21场连胜的记录。费德勒的上一次失利是在5.2罗马大师系列赛，在半决赛中，这位瑞士球王败于德约科维奇。
2009年8月14，天王罗杰.费德勒八强赛中败于特松加后离开赛场。（新华社/路透社）
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