Federer: Upsets good for tennis

Roger Federer narrowly avoided joining Rafael Nadal in a second-round exit at Wimbledon, and then declared the Spaniard’s loss good for the sport.

Nadal’s five-set defeat by little-known Czech Lukas Rosol on Thursday night was one of tennis’ great upsets, and it looked like it would be followed by another when six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer trailed Julien Benneteau by two sets to love last night.