Wimbledon 2011: Tsonga serves a shock to Federer

it's not for nothing they call Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 'Ali'. On Wednesday, the tall Frenchman played with the aggression of heavyweight boxer to knock out six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer 3-6, 6-7 (4/ 7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 the quarter-finals.

In the history of The Championships, after winning a set, Federer had never lost a match. But this was a different day and a different Federer fans saw as the genial Swiss couldn't control the pattern of play after being up two sets to love.

It's not often someone gets to push Federer on the backfoot on grass and in an environment which brings the best out of the champion.

But Tsonga had other ideas. As one who has been playing without coach since April as he wanted to try out own things for himself, this was the biggest day in his life.

Tsonga's plan was simple - to attack Federer and play big shots the time even if he would commit some errors. As the six feet and two inches tall Tsonga, and weighing 200 pounds, threw it all into his serve, he looked really menacing.