He went on to take first blood in just 28 minutes against his childhood idol, Federer hitting 10 unforced errors in the first set with his play full of mis-hits. Hurkacz shines against boyhood hero Hurkacz had only ever won four tour-level matches on grass before this year's tournament at the All England Club.Īn impressive Hurkacz, who won the Miami Open in April before going off the boil in the following tournaments, forced but squandered three break points before finally breaking Federer's serve in the sixth game of the opening set. Having made 31 unforced errors compared to Hurkacz's 12 in defeat, Federer quickly packed up his belongings and traipsed off court, his head hanging before a final wave to all corners of the applauding arena.

There had been concerns over his form coming into the tournament after a last-16 defeat by Auger-Aliassime at the Halle Open last month left him despondent, and he avoided an upset in the opening round of Wimbledon when Adrian Mannarino was forced to retire after slipping and injuring his knee.Īlthough comfortable wins over Richard Gasquet, Cameron Norrie and Lorenzo Sonego followed, he looked far from his best against Hurkacz, 15 years his junior, in gusty conditions on Centre Court. With Novak Djokovic - into the semi-finals after defeating Marton Fucsovics - breathing down his and Rafael Nadal's necks in the race for the most Grand Slams, this could have been his last chance to pull clear of his old foes on his best surface. Wimbledon 2021: Roger Federer 'does not know' if he will play at SW19 again Off-colour Federer falls short in bid to match recordįederer had two knee surgeries in 2020 and this was only his fifth event in 17 months, but had made no secret of the fact Wimbledon was his target this year as he looks to equal Martina Navratilova's record of nine singles titles here. Hurkacz, who was six when Federer won his first title at SW19, is the first player to win a set to love against the Swiss since Rafael Nadal in the 2008 French Open final.įederer, at 39 years and 337 days, had been bidding to become the oldest man to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals in the Open era.īut defeat marked his first straight-set loss at Wimbledon in 19 years and left pundits and fans wondering whether this could turn out to be his final appearance at the grass-court Grand Slam.įederer himself said he 'does not know' if he will play at Wimbledon again. 'Playing here and the special things has done here, it's a dream come true.' 'It's super special for me,' said Hurkacz, only the second Polish man to reach the semi-finals at a Grand Slam. The Italian defeated Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-3 to reach his first Wimbledon semi-final. Hurkacz will play seventh seed Matteo Berrettini for a place in Sunday's final. It is the first time 20-time major champion Federer has lost a set to love at the All England Club.

Wimbledon 2021 scores