James Blake caused the biggest upset of the Olympic Tennis Event tonight by pushing out World No. 1 and top seed Roger Federer 64 76(2).

“It was one of the goals of the season for me to do well here,” Federer said. “This obviously is a big blow, because I expected more.”

“I’ve played him on many occasions, but I think this was the best I’ve seen him,” Federer said. “I’m happy for him. He’s a good guy. I hope he can go all the way now.”

Federer remains in contention in doubles with Swiss partner Stanislas Wawrinka.

The No. 8-seeded Blake, to whom Beijing Olympics are the first at 28, was the lone U.S. male to survive the first round of singles. In eight previous matches against Federer he won only a single set.

“If you play him enough times, he’s bound to have an off day,” Blake said. “I proved that I played with the best tonight, and it couldn’t have happened to me on a better stage.”

When Federer sailed a return long on match point, Blake screamed “Yeah!” Federer ripped off his headband and walked head down to the net.

“In a lot of the other matches, it has been a point here or there,” Blake said. “That’s why he was No. 1 in the world—he played those points better than everyone. Today I played them well.”


(source Yahoo Sports, photo/Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Federer crashes out of Olympics