Federer, who lifted the trophy in his last two appearances in 2005 and 2012, last suffered defeat in the event against Tim Henman in 2004. <img alt="Roger Federer" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/feb/roger_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 510px;" /> Roger Federer leaves the court after losing 3-6, 5-7 to France&rsquo;s Julien Benneteau in the quarter-finals in Rotterdam on Friday. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m very disappointed, I have some regrets about this match,&rdquo; said Federer, who came back from two sets to love down to beat Benneteau in the third round of Wimbledon last year. &ldquo;He played great and created more chances than I did. He deserved to win. It was a tough loss, but they do happen. Being broken so many times (five) indoors won&rsquo;t get the job done. My game was up and down overall. <img alt="Julien Benneteau" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/feb/Julien.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 560px;" /> Julien Benneteau World No 39 Benneteau will play a Saturday night semi-final against compatriot Gilles Simon. &ldquo;This was a dream match, and I played like a dream,&rdquo; said Benneteau after his second career win over the World No 2 Swiss ace. Del Potro in Rotterdam final Meanwhile, Juan Martin del Potro beat Bulgarian youngster Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to move into his second straight final here. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m surprised not to see Federer in the final, but Benneteau plays well on hardcourt and Roger can have a bad day like anyone.&rdquo; said Del Potro.

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Frenchman Julien Benneteau sent defending champion Roger Federer crashing out of the Rotterdam World Tennis tournament on Friday night with a stunning 6-3, 7-5 quarter-final upset.

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