Roger Federer suffers his fastest defeat in 16 years at the Cincinnati Masters

Cincinnati :Roger Federer has suffered his fastest defeat in 16 years after crashing out of the Cincinnati Masters Thursday.
The 20-time grand slam champion was roundly beaten 6-3 6-4 by Russian qualifier Andrey Rublev in just 62 minutes.
Federer, who has won this event seven times before, was facing his 21-year-old opponent for the first time and the Swiss star said he’d been impressed by the strength of the Russian’s game.
“He was super clean. Defense, offense, serving well,” Federer said of his opponent after the match.

“Didn’t give me anything. He was everywhere. It was tough for me, but an excellent match by him.”
Despite the loss, Federer said he was pleased to have come through the Cincinnati Masters injury free and has already turned his attention to the US Open later this month.
The world No. 3 is looking to clinch his sixth title at Flushing Meadows, his first since 2008.
“I worked very hard coming into Cincinnati and in that little season we had since Wimbledon, so I can maybe also utilize a couple of days off,” the 38-year-old added.
“I’m going to train, do exactly what I need to do for the US Open and that’s it. It’s fairly simple, but I’ve got to work hard.”