Roger Federer gave away a lead against a guy he'd never lost to and was beaten 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 by 78th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov in the U.S. Open quarterfinals before a stunned crowd at ...

Roger Federer visited the training room before the fifth set Tuesday and when he returned, appeared off his game. Federer hasn’t won the U.S. Open title since beating Andy Murray in 2008.

Dimitrov won 6-2, 1-6, 7-5, rallying from a break down in the final set. He's 0-3 in official matches against Federer and didn't want to make a big deal about beating him this time.

Down two sets to one, Dimitrov—who came into this match 0-7 against Federer—made a push to test the No. 3 seed infinitely more so than the Swiss' previous two opponents, both of whom lost in ...

Dimitrov closed out the match at love, Federer missing a forehand, a shocking end to the 2019 Open for Federer, a five-time champion who, at 38, had never looked quite so vulnerable. He had 61 errors.

Dimitrov, 28, was known as “Baby Federer” early in his career because he also deploys a one-handed backhand. On Tuesday, he was himself, not a miniature Federer, though he still admires the ...

Federer came back to hold for 4-5; Dimitrov, serving for the set, double faulted, hit a smash 10 feet long, and was broken. From there through the tiebreaker, Federer was the calmer player.

Federer, seeded No. 17, missed six months with a knee injury in 2016, while Nadal had struggled with a wrist injury. Federer, at 35, is the oldest male major finalist in 43 years.