Swiss no. 1 seed and defending champion Roger Federer has successfully staged a comeback against lefty Alejandro Falla of Columbia after going down two sets. Federer played to win and pulled out of the upset by Falla.
Federer won, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-0. Had Federer lost it would have been the first time since 2002 Wimbledon where he lost in the first around of a slam. He lost to Mario Ancic that year.
Fella played great and had a chance to serve out the match in the fourth set at 5-4 but lost his serve and Federer dominated once they reached the tiebreak. The Columbia played with everything in the fifth but the Swiss knocked him off with a bagel set.
Federer survived but he now looks vulnerable to other players.