Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine talks to the umpire about the condition of the grass during his men's singles tennis match against Jurgen Melzer of Austria at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 28, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
LONDON (Reuters) - The old adage that you are only as good as your last performance rang true for Sergiy Stakhovsky as he followed up the match of his life with defeat by Jurgen Melzer at Wimbledon on Friday.
Two days after beating holder and seven-times champion Roger Federer with a dashing display of old school serve and volley, Ukraine's world number 116 fizzled out in a third round loss.
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