Roger Federer

Roger Federer believes he can soothe the pain of his worst French Open defeat in 10 years by clinching a record eighth Wimbledon title.

The 32-year-old Swiss slumped to a 6-7 7-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 fourth-round loss to 18th seeded Ernests Gulbis — his earliest Paris exit since 2004 when he was demolished in the third round by Gustavo Kuerten.

It was Federer’s first five-set loss in his French Open career and thwarted his hopes of playing in a record 42nd Grand Slam quarter-final and 10th in a row at Roland Garros.

But in the immediate aftermath of his defeat, Federer insisted that rather than carrying out a post-mortem on his Paris campaign he was already setting his sights on Wimbledon and clinching a record eighth title.

“Yeah, I do feel so,” said Federer when asked if another title at the All England Club was still