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LONDON

FALLING

Kevin Anderson of South Africa
reacts after losing a point in
his men’s quarterfinals match
against Switzerland’s Roger
Federer, at the Wimbledon
Tennis Championships, in
London, Wednesday July 11,
2018.
Associated Press
Federer

stunned in

Wimbledon

QF; Nadal,

Djokovic,

Isner win

By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
LONDON (AP) — Roger Fe-
derer was a point away
from a rather tidy, straight-
set victory in the Wimble-
don quarterfinals. One
lousy point.
And then, slowly, over the
next two-plus hours, all
the way until the fifth set
reached its 24th game, as
the temperature dropped
and the spectators’ cries of
“Let’s go, Roger!” echoed
through the shadows, ev-
erything came apart for
the eight-time champion. Croatia beats England 2-1 in extra time
In a stunning turnaround in
an unfamiliar setting — No.
1 Court instead of Centre
Court — the top-seeded
Federer blew a third-set
match point and, eventu-
ally, all of his big lead in a
2-6, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11 England’s players react at the end of the semifinal match between
loss to No. 8 Kevin Ander- Croatia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium
son on Wednesday in a in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 11, 2018.
4-hour, 14-minute tussle.
Associated Press

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