ATHENS, Greece (AP) Top-seeded Roger Federer crashed out in the second round of the Olympic tournament Tuesday night, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. Federer, who won Wimbledon the past two year, was undone by poor serving and a string of unforced errors.
The Swiss star, who looked sluggish, was broken by the 74th-ranked Berdych in the last game of the match. Federer handily took the opener, breaking to 3-2 then simply holding serve to take the set. But the No. 1 started to struggle in the second, unable to gain control of the game. The vocal Czech crowd was stunned when Berdych scored four consecutive points to break Federer's serve for the 5-3 advantage. The Swiss managed to break back immediately but the wobble still appeared to dent his confidence.
The Czech, ranked 74th, capitalized on several rookie mistakes by Federer to break at 6-5, with the Swiss surrendering the set with another of many double faults. The third set proved no easier for Federer, with Berdych easily keeping pace. With the Czech leading 6-5, Federer committed a double fault and three fatal unforced errors to lose the match.