Roger Federer’s Absence Leaves a Void at Wimbledon - The New York Times

Federer said he hoped to return to the tournament he has won eight times before. His absence from the field this year left a void over Wimbledon’s early rounds.

To the fervently loyal fans of Nadal and Djokovic, he was the perfect foil, the one to root most lustily against, the one player they most wanted to defeat and send off with head bowed. In the last … [+1780 chars]

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