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Tipsarevic: Winner
Janko Tipsarevic hit back from a set down to end Andy Roddick's quest for an elusive Wimbledon title.
The gritty Serb found a way to counter Roddick's potent serve as he recovered from losing a first set tie-break to win 6-7 7-5 6-4 7-6.
Roddick was runner-up to Roger Federer in both 2004 and 2005, but his second-round exit was his worst performance in nine visits to the All England Club.
The American sixth seed failed to convert any of his eight break points in a gruelling three-hour match, which highlighted his lack of fitness after injury curtailed his clay-court season.
He also missed three set points which would have taken the match into a deciding set, before Tipsarevic stole the match in a tie-break.
Tipsarevic goes through to meet Russian Dmitry Tursunov, who beat Britain's Chris Eaton in straight sets.
Roddick joins Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko among the big-name early casualties to have suffered in the early rounds of the Championships.
"I'm pretty distraught. I pretty much just choked and that's tough to deal with as it's not something you want to do," said Roddick
"I put myself in position to win that match in straight sets but in the big moments I blinked. There's no way of getting around that."
