Berdych ends Federer's Wimbledon reign
A clearly unhappy Roger Federer, the defending champion, waves to the stunned crowd at Wimbledon on Wednesday
When Tomas Berdych punched away a forehand winner to leave the Swiss maestro two matches short of reaching his eighth successive Wimbledon final, a chorus of 45,000 gasps could be heard around the All England Club and echoed by millions more around the sporting world.
The 24-year-old Czech's 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 win thrust a dagger into Federer's heart, leaving the six-times champion to contemplate going on holiday as he suffered his earliest defeat at the tournament since 2002