Breaking news: Federer just crashed out of the Indian Wells tournament
Losing 7-5 5-7 6-7 to Marcos Bahgdatis. Federer was even up 4-2 in the 3rd set, and missed at least 2 matcpoints, maybe three. This tournament has seen a lot of favorites going down
tltaylor89
SBR Posting Legend
06-19-09
19610
#2
Fed was due for a loss tennis is becoming unpredictable.
Comment
homers54321
SBR Wise Guy
11-01-09
510
#3
Fed choked
Comment
Fthenorm
SBR Wise Guy
10-20-07
712
#4
when was the last time fed had 1 or more match points and lost a match?
Comment
Chi_archie
SBR Aristocracy
07-22-08
63172
#5
wow, this is such a rarity... somthing I think that distinguishes him from the rest of the great players in tennis history..... that it is so rare for him to just crap out early in a tourney....
Comment
mminkovski
SBR MVP
06-22-07
1077
#6
Federer plays seriously only in the 4 major tournaments
Comment
tblues2005
SBR Hall of Famer
07-30-06
9235
#7
Wow this is a surprise to me.
Comment
danvan3000
Restricted User
03-07-10
75
#8
what an upset...hope nadal takes it
Comment
Mikail
SBR Posting Legend
07-19-09
21689
#9
Shocking the way he was up 4-2 in the 3rd set and loses 7-6 although he never was commanding in this match.
Comment
tonyhomo
SBR Wise Guy
01-10-10
749
#10
Small tournamrnts don't mean anything.
Comment
diamond
SBR MVP
02-09-06
3636
#11
If you consider everything except MAJORS a small tournament, so yes. But this is afterall a Masters tournament.
Comment
pico
BARRELED IN @ SBR!
04-05-07
27321
#12
small tourney is like exhibition games for the top guys
Comment
Domestic
SBR Hall of Famer
02-10-09
6323
#13
Bookies rolling in cash no doubt as a result.
Comment
brko
SBR Sharp
01-28-10
415
#14
dogs are loud here... do not waste time thinking of their barking. take it. for small chips, sure.
Comment
StraitShooter
SBR Posting Legend
07-22-09
10464
#15
bagdaddy
Comment
robmpink
SBR Posting Legend
01-09-07
13205
#16
sounds like he pulled a Bagdaddy.
Comment
jjgold
SBR Aristocracy
07-20-05
388179
#17
Fed loses a lot now in early rounds
No surprise at all
Comment
jayc88
Restricted User
12-30-07
6785
#18
Originally posted by tltaylor89
Fed was due for a loss tennis is becoming unpredictable.
since when has tennis been predictable?
Comment
michalis
Restricted User
01-02-10
1439
#19
how was this unexpected? federer hasnt played tennis in 2 months
and in all their previous matches there were signs of a potential upset
Comment
michalis
Restricted User
01-02-10
1439
#20
do not forget that marcos is a top ten player
Comment
jjgold
SBR Aristocracy
07-20-05
388179
#21
Originally posted by michalis
how was this unexpected? federer hasnt played tennis in 2 months
and in all their previous matches there were signs of a potential upset
Comment
Ace_of_Spades
SBR Posting Legend
10-14-09
13518
#22
Fed wins Grand Slams not Masters.
Comment
Boner_18
SBR Hall of Famer
08-24-08
8301
#23
Woke up to this. Certainly a surprise but not earth shaking.