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Federer loses first spot

Federer loses first spot

WORLD No. 1, Roger Federer playing his first match since losing the Wimbledon final to Rafael Nadal, suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of Gilles Simon in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Early on, Federer had no trouble with the 23-year-old Frenchman, ranked no. 22 in the world, and he had leads of 3-1 and 4-3 in the third set.At 3-3 in the final set, Federer played his best game of the match and broke Simon’s serve.But Simon, still confident after his title victory in Indianapolis on Sunday, rattled off the final three games of the match as an increasingly agitated Federer littered the court with uncharacteristic errors.The loss all but ensures that Nadal take over the No.1 ranking this year.Reuters22 in the world, and he had leads of 3-1 and 4-3 in the third set.At 3-3 in the final set, Federer played his best game of the match and broke Simon’s serve.But Simon, still confident after his title victory in Indianapolis on Sunday, rattled off the final three games of the match as an increasingly agitated Federer littered the court with uncharacteristic errors.The loss all but ensures that Nadal take over the No.1 ranking this year.Reuters

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