US Open: Roger Federer suffers shock straight-sets loss Tommy Robredo

Roger Federer is left dejected by his US Open loss to Tommy Robredo

Roger Federer's failed to halt his slump as he suffered a straight-sets defeat against Tommy Robredo in the fourth round of the US Open.

The 17-time grand slam champion reached the semi-final at the Australian Open and the last-eight at the French Open.


However he was dumped out of Wimbledon in the second round by Sergiy Stakhovsky - the first time he failed to at least reach make the quarter-final in a grand slam since 2004.

And the former world No 1 was left dejected by his exit at Flushing Meadows - with Federer losing 7-6 (7/3) 6-3 6-4 to Robredo.

Federer, who had never previously lost to the Spaniard, said: "I kind of feel like I beat myself, without taking any credit away from Tommy. Clearly he was making sure he was making many balls. It was up to me to make the difference and I couldn't.

"I kind of self-destructed, which is very disappointing, especially on a quicker court. Your serve helps you out. You're going to make the difference somewhere.
"I just couldn't do it. It was a frustrating performance."

The stats backed up Federer's claims as five-time US Open champion made 43 errors in three sets, while he converted just two break points from 16 chances.

However Federer, now 32, insists that he can bounce back from the loss.
"It just ended up being a bad combination of many things," he said.

Stronger

"So I've definitely got to go back to work and come back stronger, get rid of this loss now as quick as I can, forget about it, because that's not how I want to play from here on.
"I want to play better. I know I can. I showed it the last few weeks, that there is that level. So today was pretty frustrating."

Rafael Nadal celebrates beating Philipp Kohlschreiber at the US Open

Robredo's reward is a quarter-final showdown with compatriot Rafael Nadal, who recovered from a slow start to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7 (7-4) 6-4 6-3 6-1.

And Nadal was delighted to hear that Robredo had ousted Federer.
"He's playing great, I'm happy for him," said Nadal.

"He had similar circumstances to me, he came back after a tough injury. I'm happy to see him back on the tour. He's had an amazing career, he's playing a great tournament. Winning against Roger in the US Open is amazing."

Fellow Spaniard David Ferrer is also through to the last eight, although the fourth seed was given a fright by Janko Tipsarevic.

Ferrer eventually claimed a 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 7-5 7-6 (7-3) victory, however Tipsarevic was left to rue missed opportunities as he served for both the first and third sets.

Richard Gasquet came through a five-set epic to eventually beat Milos Raonic 6-7 (7-4) 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 7-6 (11-9) 7-5.

Raonic hit 102 winners and 39 aces but the Canadian made far too many unforced errors as Gasquet's patience paid off.