Roger Federer dumped out of Shanghai Open by Monfils

Shanghai: Fifth seed Roger Federer was dumped out of the Shanghai Open, losing to Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 in the third round on Thursday.

After dropping the first set, the 17-time grand slam title winner was on the brink of going out in straight sets at 3-5 down in the second, and later 3-5 down in the tie-break before winning four straight points. Monfils then broke the Swiss former world number one in the fourth game of the decider. It was Monfils`s second victory over Federer in eight meetings, and leaves the Swiss battling to reach the end-of-season ATP World Tour Finals for the 12th consecutive year. Monfils will play either top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic or Fabio Fognini in the quarter-finals.