A ragged Federer stunned in Cincinnati; Djokovic advances
Mason, Aug. 16 -- For Roger Federer, it was one big blur. The seven-time champion was ousted from one of his favorite tournaments in barely over an hour, falling in straight sets to a 21-year-old qualifier he'd never faced.
Andre Rublev - with only one career win over a top-five player to his credit - took advantages of Federer's numerous mistakes for a 6-3, 6-4 victory Thursday that further depleted the top of the men's bracket in the Western & Southern Open.
"The biggest and the most emotional win," Rublev called it.
And shockingly fast, too: Federer's quickest defeat on the tour since 2003.
"To be honest, it's tough when it's fast like this to tell you, well, I could have done this or that," he said.
Federer has won the tournament...
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