Fallen Federer [Rackets and Balls - Tennis News]

This is a bit of old news, but it’s still news nonetheless and I feel I must talk about it. Roger Federer. Yep, you see where this is going already, don’t ya? What’s happening to the big kahuna? I’m theorizing here, but I’m going to guess in about a week, R-Fed isn’t going to be numbah one any more. Federer got dumped out of Toronto in the first round by Gilles Simon. The first round! By Simon! It’s been real. It’s been fun. But I think the cruise control is about to get the brakes slammed hard core on it. Rafael Nadal is playing phenomenally well - still. He just knocked off Richard Gasquet and will face Andy Murray who is coming off a huge mental win with a victory over Novak Djokovic. But Roger? What happened? Did losing Wimbledon just completely demoralize him, make him lose confidence, slip into a shadow of his once... [read full story]