Galleries WIMBLEDON, England - For nine-and-a-half years, 36 consecutive events, Roger Federer had never failed to reach the quarterfinals in any Grand Slam tennis tournament. But this Wimbledon he couldn't get past the second round. A 27-year-old from the Ukraine, Sergiy Stakhovsky, 116th in the world rankings, defeated Federer, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5), a stunning conclusion to a long Wednesday afternoon of upsets, upset competitors and withdrawals. A seven-time Wimbledon champion and winner of a record 17 Slams, the 31-year-old Federer was outhit and outmaneuvered by Stakhovsky, who seemed as overwhelmed by the result as the crowd at Centre Court. "I couldn't find a way,"...
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