Roger Federer failed to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the first time since 2004 as he lost in five sets to Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion led by a set and a break, but went down 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 4-6 6-3.
Fourth-round victory would have taken the 32-year-old Swiss into a record 42nd major quarter-final.
Gulbis, seeded 18th, goes on to face sixth seed Czech Tomas Berdych in the last eight.
The temperamental 25-year-old gave a typically unpredictable performance, big serving and brilliant shot-making interspersed with racquet smashing and verbal exchanges with spectators…
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