Federer ousted from Wimbledon quarterfinals

 　　LONDON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Swiss legend Roger Federer was ousted¹ from the Wimbledon Championships after losing to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 on Wednesday.

　　The six-time Wimbledon champion Federer suddenly lost his sharpness since the third set, failing to reach the semifinals at the grass-court Grand Slam² for the second year in a row.

　　"I thought I played a good match myself," said the 29-year-old Federer who is one title away from Pete Sampras' winning record at Wimbledon. "I'm actually pretty pleased with my performance today. It's kind of hard going out of the tournament that way, but unfortunately it does happen sometimes."

　　Federer was beaten by Tsonga once in their previous five meetings, but had never lost from two sets ahead at a Grand Slam.

　　"I think this one for some reason is gonna be easier to digest than the last year's defeat. Even though this one was in five sets and I was up two sets to love, I don't really feel like I lost from two sets to love up," said Federer as he was beaten by Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic last year in the same stage.

　　With 16 Grand Slam title in hand, Federer still believes that he can lift a Grand Slam trophy³. "I think I definitely⁴ can. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't the case."

　　The 12th seed Tsonga will face the world No. 2 Novak Djokovic, who outplayed the Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

　　The world No. 1 and defending champion Rafael Nadal will lock horns with the fourth seed Andy Murray in the other semifinal as the Spaniard saw off American Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 and the British top player overcame Feliciano Lopez of Spain 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

2 slam   

v.猛力地推、放或扔；砰地关上

参考例句：

• They were surprised by the slam of a car door.关汽车门时发出的声音使他们很吃惊。
• Why should you slam the window?你干吗要使劲关窗户呢？

3 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

4 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。