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Roger Federer stunned in the second round at Wimbledon

Wertheim: It's one match, so we can't overreact. Like Federer mentioned in his press conference, he'll follow the 24-hour rule (players celebrate a win or

Jon Wertheim

Roger Federer stunned in the second round at Wimbledon
Roger Federer stunned in the second round at Wimbledon /
Roger Federer walks off the court after a shocking loss in the second round to Sergiy Stakhovsky.
Roger Federer walks off the court after a shocking loss in the second round to Sergiy Stakhovsky :: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images

Wertheim: It's one match, so we can't overreact. Like Federer mentioned in his press conference, he'll follow the 24-hour rule (players celebrate a win or mourn a loss for 24 hours after the match), and then he'll get back to work. However, Federer's getting older, and now it's been more than a year since he's even been to the final of a major. His streak of 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances has been broken. We can't put too much weight on one match, but fans and media alike have to wonder how many more of these tournaments he's going to endure. Federer would be a great designated hitter in major league baseball or a great Ray Allen in the NBA, but one doesn't have that option in tennis.

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Jon Wertheim
JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat , sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for "60 Minutes" and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor's in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.

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