Roger Federer was defeated at the hands of Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/p>\n
The 20-time Grand Slam winner had looked destined for a box-office final against Rafael Nadal.<\/p>\n
Dimitrov beat Federer, who needed a medical time-out and looked out of sorts throughout a five-set defeat, hitting 60 unforced errors.<\/p>\n
Dimitrov had not beaten Federer in any of their previous seven matches and had taken only two sets off him.<\/p>\n
“I just feel low,” Federer said. “Just disappointed it’s over because I did feel like I was actually playing really well after a couple of rocky starts.<\/p>\n
“It’s just a missed opportunity to some extent that you’re in the lead, you can get through, you have two days off after. It was looking good.”<\/p>\n
Dimitrov is the lowest-ranked US Open semi-finalist in 28 years, and he managed to overcome his nerves ahead of the match to come out on top.<\/p>\n
He said: “It’s been a while since I’ve been on this court so I was nervous in the first set and he served really well.<\/p>\n
“I think after the second set I felt I was getting a good stride on my shots.<\/p>\n
“We had a really long game in the fourth set and I wanted to make him stay on court for long as possible.<\/p>\n
“For sure he was not at his best at the end. It’s the best of five and anything can happen.”<\/p>\n
In the last four, the Bulgarian will face Daniil Medvedev, who knocked out Stan Wawrinka to reach his first Grand Slam semi.<\/p>\n
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