WIMBLEDON has been rocked by the most tumultuous purge in its long history as injuries and upsets accounted for a host of elite players, including defending champion Roger Federer, as the tournament's underclass siezed control. On a day of endless drama, Federer perished in four sets to world No. 116 Sergiy Stakhovsky as seeds Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Marin Cilic and John Isner all departed in injury-related circumstances. Federer's defeat was his earliest at Wimbledon since 2002 and meant the winner of 17 majors will not feature in a grand slam quarter-final for the first time since 2003. Beaten 6-7 (5) 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 7-6 (8-6), Federer...
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