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Federer loses world No. 1 spot after Coric defeat

Croatian Borna Coric denied Roger Federer the 99th title of his career yesterday with a 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-2 victory in the final of the grasscourt Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.

Federer also lost the No. 1 spot in ATP rankings to Rafael Nadal, and missed a chance to earn a record 10th title at the German venue. Federer dropped the opening set in a tiebreak but leveled by winning the second. Coric, 21, held his nerve to take the victory. The Croatian outsider ranked 34th also ended Federer鈥檚 20-match win streak on grass, which stretched to June, 2017. The Swiss will drop to second in the world behind Nadal, who is playing no tune-up events prior to the start of Wimbledon a week from today. The loss in just over two hours came a week after Federer won his 98th title in Stuttgart. He remains two match wins away from matching American Jimmy Connors鈥 all-time record of 174 victories on grass.


 

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