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House passes US financial reform

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Texas on alert as Alex sweeps in

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Merkel candidate wins presidency

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Spy suspect ‘missing’ in Cyprus

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EU agrees bank bonuses limit deal

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‘Sea monster’ fossil unearthed

Six-time champion Roger Federer saw his defence of the Wimbledon title come to a shock end as he was stunned in four sets by Czech 12th seed Tomas Berdych. The Swiss top seed was beaten 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 to give 24-year-old Berdych the biggest victory of his career. Federer had not lost before the final at SW19 since 2002 and was bidding to win a record-equalling seventh title. But Berdych gave a performance of the very highest order to set up a semi-final meeting with Novak Djokovic. “It’s really tough to explain how I’m feeling, it’s unbelievable,” Berdych told BBC Sport after leaving Centre Court to a standing ovation. “To play on this stadium against a player as great as Roger and to be standing here as the winner is amazing. This was the toughest match of my career to close out, it’s a big step forward and I’m so happy. “Right now it’s really tough to think about my next match – I just want a few minutes and hours to enjoy this. Then I have to get ready and prepare for my next opponent.” I’m unhappy with the way I’m playing. I’m struggling with a little bit of a back and a leg issue. They just don’t allow me to play freely and that’s what I was missing today Roger Federer Berdych becomes the first Czech man to reach the last four of Wimbledon since Ivan Lendl in 1990 and he fully deserves to be there following this history triumph. Having beaten Andy Murray on route to his first Grand Slam semi-final at this year’s French Open and now dispensed with arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, the 6ft 5ins right-hander is building quite some reputation. The result will see Federer drop number three in the world rankings for the first time since November 2003 and he must now regroup ahead of the US Open. “I’m definitely struggling at the moment,” said the 29-year-old current world number two. “I’m looking forward to a rest and then I’ll attack again in North America. “Reaching the quarter-finals is a decent result. Obviously some people think it’s shocking, but many players would die to play a Grand Slam quarter-final. “I don’t think I played poorly but he went after it. I was not able to defend well enough and he played well when he had to – it was brutal for me. Every time he had a chance, he took it.” 606: DEBATE As a Federer fan, I’d like to say congratulations to Berdych on playing an excellent match today blueskies1 Federer went on to reveal that he was suffering from back and thigh problems picked up while contesting the pre-Wimbledon grass-court event in Halle, Germany. “I’m unhappy with the way I’m playing, I couldn’t play the way I wanted to,” he added. “I’m struggling with a little bit of a back and a leg issue. That just doesn’t quite allow me to play the way I would like to play. “The leg issue came in the final of Halle and returned a little bit after my first round match. It went away again but just kept creeping back during the matches. “For the last fix or six days the back has been really badly. It’s normal that the back tends to get stiff in the grass-court season but it’s just not nice when it doesn’t go away and you can’t play freely. That’s what I was missing today.” More to follow.

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UK judges quash battlefield ruling

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Israel ‘to expand’ flotilla probe

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Nato base in Afghanistan attacked