Federer's 55-match North American winning streak broken

I think this article says it all...while it was a terrible day for most of the mens and womens seeds, this by far is the big story:

Roger Federer's 55-match winning streak in North America came to an end Wednesday when the world's top player was upset 7-5, 6-4 by Britain's Andy Murray in the second round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters.

"The streaks? I don't care about those now that they're over," said Federer, who hadn't lost in straight set in his last 194 matches. "It's going to be a relief for everybody, and now we can move on."

Federer's last loss on the continent also came at the Cincinnati-area event, when Dominik Hrbaty beat him in the first round on Aug. 3, 2004.

Federer had a feeling he might get knocked out early as he tried to win back-to-back Masters Series tournaments. He beat Richard Gasquet in three sets Sunday for the title in Toronto, then had only one day off to travel and get ready to resume the grind.

"Two Masters series back-to-back -- 12 matches in 13 days -- it's something of the impossible," he said.

The loss left Federer 62-5 this year and ended his bid to match one of the sport's enduring marks. He had reached the final of his last 17 tournaments since June 2005, one shy of matching Ivan Lendl's Open era record of 18 straight such finishes since 1981-82.

The numbers were so daunting Murray didn't know what to do while he walked to the net to shake Federer's hand. So, he did nothing.

"I don't know what to say," Murray said. "I didn't know how to react at the end, because I definitely was not planning on winning the match."

Murray became only the second player to beat Federer this year, joining No. 2 Rafael Nadal. Federer had won his previous 19 matches, and was 85-2 on hard courts over the last two years heading into the match.

The 19-year-old Murray had been playing well, winning 18 of his last 23 matches. He made it to the semifinals at Toronto, and his ranking was a career-best 21 heading into the Cincinnati tournament. Tennis.com