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BEIJING - Roger Federer's bid for his first Olympic singles medal has ended with a loss to <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1218721323_0">American James Blake</span>.</p>
With the sort of lackluster performance that was once unthinkable for Federer, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals on Thursday night.</p>
The upset was a stunner in that Blake had won only a single set in their previous eight matches. But the top-seeded Federer is battling a yearlong slump that has left him stalled at 12 major titles, two shy of <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1218721323_1">Pete Sampras' record</span>.</p>
Federer's latest defeat means no rematch in Sunday's final against Nadal, who won in epic fashion when they met for the Wimbledon title.</p> </div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://news.yahoo.com/story//ap/20080814/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ten_tennis">
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BEIJING - Roger Federer's bid for his first Olympic singles medal has ended with a loss to <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1218721323_0">American James Blake</span>.</p>
With the sort of lackluster performance that was once unthinkable for Federer, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals on Thursday night.</p>
The upset was a stunner in that Blake had won only a single set in their previous eight matches. But the top-seeded Federer is battling a yearlong slump that has left him stalled at 12 major titles, two shy of <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1218721323_1">Pete Sampras' record</span>.</p>
Federer's latest defeat means no rematch in Sunday's final against Nadal, who won in epic fashion when they met for the Wimbledon title.</p> </div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://news.yahoo.com/story//ap/20080814/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ten_tennis">
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