Hobbled by an ankle injury and on crutches three weeks ago, Roger Federer did something practically unheard of: He lost a match.
The top-seeded Swiss came within two points of a third consecutive Masters Cup triumph before losing in five sets to David Nalbandian in Shanghai.
Federer, who hadn’t lost in 24 finals, was beaten 6-7 (4), 6-7 (11), 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (3) for only his fourth defeat this year. Nalbandian ended Federer’s 35-match winning streak and his bid to equal John McEnroe’s 21-year-old mark of 82-3 for the best winning percentage in a season in the Open era. Federer finished the year 81-4.
Nalbandian was ranked 12th before the tournament and was summoned to the eight-man field when Andy Roddick pulled out with an injured back. He earned $1.4 million.
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