Roger Federer slumped to a 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4 loss to German veteran Tommy Haas at the Stuttgart Open Wednesday in a disappointing comeback after the 18-time Grand Slam champion missed the entire clay court season.
Haas, a former world No. 2 but currently at 302, was broken again as the Swiss served out the set on his first opportunity after 22 minutes and looked to be cruising to a comfortable victory.
The world No. 5 saved four set points but wasted a match point as the German forced a third set, where he broke his Swiss opponent early on.
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