LONDON (AFP) - Roger Federer's troubled 2013 season came to a
suitably downbeat conclusion with a semi-final loss against Rafael Nadal
in the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday. Here AFP Sports looks at the
low points of the Swiss star's worst campaign for over a decade:
January - Loses in Australian Open semi-final to Andy Murray.
February - Beaten in Rotterdam quarter-finals by Julien Benneteau, breaking a run of 28 consecutive last-eight wins against players outside the top 10.
May - Thrashed 6-1, 6-3 by Rafael Nadal in Rome Masters final, sending him into the French Open without a title in the year for the first time since 2000.
June - Crashes out of the French Open quarter-finals in straight sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
June - Defeats Mikhail Youzhny to win first and only title of 2013 at Halle and 77th career trophy to tie John McEnroe at number three in Open Era title-winners list.
June - Hits a new low as the defending champion loses to world number 116 Sergiy Stakhovsky in second round at Wimbledon. It is Federer's earliest defeat at Wimbledon since 2002 and his earliest loss at a Grand Slam since losing in the French Open first round in 2003. The result ends Federer's run of 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final appearances.
July - Appearing in Hamburg for first time since 2008, Federer loses to world number 114 Federico Delbonis in quarter-finals. It is just the 12th time in his career he has lost to an opponent outside the top 100.
September - Fails in his bid to reach his 41st Grand Slam quarter-final when Spain's Tommy Robredo sweeps to a surprise straight sets win in the US Open fourth round.
October - Announces the end of his coaching partnership with Paul Annacone, who had worked with him since July 2010.
November - Suffers 22nd career defeat to Nadal to end year with a loss in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals.
January - Loses in Australian Open semi-final to Andy Murray.
February - Beaten in Rotterdam quarter-finals by Julien Benneteau, breaking a run of 28 consecutive last-eight wins against players outside the top 10.
May - Thrashed 6-1, 6-3 by Rafael Nadal in Rome Masters final, sending him into the French Open without a title in the year for the first time since 2000.
June - Crashes out of the French Open quarter-finals in straight sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
June - Defeats Mikhail Youzhny to win first and only title of 2013 at Halle and 77th career trophy to tie John McEnroe at number three in Open Era title-winners list.
June - Hits a new low as the defending champion loses to world number 116 Sergiy Stakhovsky in second round at Wimbledon. It is Federer's earliest defeat at Wimbledon since 2002 and his earliest loss at a Grand Slam since losing in the French Open first round in 2003. The result ends Federer's run of 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final appearances.
July - Appearing in Hamburg for first time since 2008, Federer loses to world number 114 Federico Delbonis in quarter-finals. It is just the 12th time in his career he has lost to an opponent outside the top 100.
September - Fails in his bid to reach his 41st Grand Slam quarter-final when Spain's Tommy Robredo sweeps to a surprise straight sets win in the US Open fourth round.
October - Announces the end of his coaching partnership with Paul Annacone, who had worked with him since July 2010.
November - Suffers 22nd career defeat to Nadal to end year with a loss in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals.
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