Federer 'self-destructed' in loss to Robredo at U.S. Open

NGUYEN: Highlights, stats, Twitter reaction to Federer's loss • What now for the 17-time major champion? While there are still several events left this year,

Jon Wertheim | Sep 2, 2013

Federer 'self-destructed' in loss to Robredo at U.S. Open /

Five-time U.S. Open champ Roger Federer lost to Tommy Robredo for the first time in 11 meetings. — Five-time U.S. Open champ Roger Federer lost to Tommy Robredo for the first time in 11 meetings :: Timothy Clary/AFP/Getty Images

NGUYEN: Highlights, stats, Twitter reaction to Federer's loss

Tommy Robredo advanced to the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time. — Tommy Robredo advanced to the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time :: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

• What now for the 17-time major champion? While there are still several events left this year, Federer's Grand Slam season is now over. It will be interesting to see where he goes from here. Does he continue tinkering with his racket? Does he rest his back and regroup physically? Does he make a coaching change? Does he keep playing, hoping that a confidence upgrade follows? Whatever, unless you're another ATP player, it's no fun seeing Federer in this diminished state. It seldom ends gracefully. Even for the most graceful player the sport has known

Published Sep 2, 2013

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.