Tennis star Roger Federer did warn his fans he wasn’t playing at his best, and that was shown yesterday when he lost to Spanish player Pablo Andujar at the Gonet Geneva Open in Eaux-Vives.
The Spaniard is ranked 75th in the world and he recovered from being 2-4 down to win 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in one hour 52 minutes.
It was Federer’s first match since March 11th and the loss wrecked his 32 game winning streak on Swiss soil.
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