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Aug 14, 2008 9:33 am US/Eastern
Federer's Olympic Singles Bid Halted By Blake
BEIJING (AP) ―
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Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return against James Blake of the US in their men's singles quarter-final tennis match at the Olympic Green Tennis Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 14, 2008.
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Roger Federer's bid for his first Olympic singles medal has ended with a loss to American James Blake.
With the sort of lackluster performance that was once unthinkable for Federer, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals on Thursday night.
The upset was a stunner in that Blake had won only a single set in their previous eight matches. But the top-seeded Federer is battling a yearlong slump that has left him stalled at 12 major titles, two shy of Pete Sampras' record.
Federer's latest defeat means no rematch in Sunday's final against Nadal, who won in epic fashion when they met for the Wimbledon title.
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