A completely out-of-sorts Roger Federer lost 6-4 6-4 to Austria's Juergen Melzer in blustery conditions at the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals on Friday.
The Swiss, who has never won on the Monaco clay
, had looked imperious in his previous two matches but never got going against the seventh seed on the breezy shores of the Mediterranean.
Melzer broke for 3-2 in the first set when second seed Federer netted the first of a number of easy forehands and the Austrian then immediately saved a break point on his own serve before taking the set and similarly sealing the second.
Federer, who last won a tournament in Doha in early January, had looked on course for a possible final with world number one and defending champion Rafa Nadal but his build-up to next month's French Open has now suffered a surprise blow.
The Swiss, who has never won on the Monaco clay
, had looked imperious in his previous two matches but never got going against the seventh seed on the breezy shores of the Mediterranean.
Melzer broke for 3-2 in the first set when second seed Federer netted the first of a number of easy forehands and the Austrian then immediately saved a break point on his own serve before taking the set and similarly sealing the second.
Federer, who last won a tournament in Doha in early January, had looked on course for a possible final with world number one and defending champion Rafa Nadal but his build-up to next month's French Open has now suffered a surprise blow.
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