defeated

Roger Federer has been a winning machine the last 3 – 4 years.  He was better than Tiger Woods in the sport of Tennis.  He had won 10 straight grand slam tournaments.  He lost is the Australian Open in straight sets to Novak Djokovic.

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From AP:

Top-ranked Roger Federer’s streak of 10 straight Grand Slam finals came to an abrupt end Friday when he lost to No. 3 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the Australian Open semifinals.

Federer, who had been seeking his third consecutive title here, didn’t look like the same player who has won 13 majors. The emotional Djokovic had a lot to do with that, hitting 13 aces and 50 winners, largely avoiding the nerves that have occasionally troubled him.  (more…)