Canas stuns Federer in Indian Wells

Eep. Federer just got beaten by Guillermo Canas. There goes the streak. Ah, well...
Apparently Federer had some trouble with his feet and called the trainer twice. But that didn't help as Federer went down 5-7 2-6 to Canas who is understandably jubilant about his victory over the No. 1 player. (After all, he got into the tournament, despite losing in the qualifiers, only when Xavier Malisse withdrew due to injury.) The loss has left Federer with a 41-game winning streak, just five short of Vilas' record. He also would have had a chance to break another record by winning an eighth consecutive title, just to mention a few of the records that Federer could have broken had he gone on to win the title.

But as always, Federer didn't seem to take the loss as hard as his fans did. Isn't this just a blip compared to what the great man has achieved so far? In fact Federer went on to play doubles with his friend Yves Allegro (and got a standing ovation when he walked onto the court) and won that match. His fans in Indian Wells must have been happy to get another chance to see him play despite his exit from the men's singles tournament.

Federer's win-loss record for the year now stands at 12-1.