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The Centre Court crowd, buzzing with casual conversation during a changeover, suddenly went silent when the chair umpire uttered words rarely heard at Wimbledon, or anywhere else.
"Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "Mr. Federer is taking an off-the-court medical timeout."
Roger Federer has seldom been slowed by health issues, but he briefly left the court Monday because of a back injury and had spectators wondering whether he would return.
After an eight-minute delay, Federer resumed whacking winners and went on to beat Xavier Malisse 7-6 (1), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Federer reached his 33rd consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal, extending his Open era record.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/tennis/wimbledon...er-federer-novak-djokovic-reach-quarterfinals
"Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "Mr. Federer is taking an off-the-court medical timeout."
Roger Federer has seldom been slowed by health issues, but he briefly left the court Monday because of a back injury and had spectators wondering whether he would return.
After an eight-minute delay, Federer resumed whacking winners and went on to beat Xavier Malisse 7-6 (1), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Federer reached his 33rd consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal, extending his Open era record.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/tennis/wimbledon...er-federer-novak-djokovic-reach-quarterfinals
