Tennis: Federer opens strongly
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Roger Federer thrashes Fabrice Santoro on day one of the Australian Open.
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World number one Roger Federer of Switzerland whitewashed Gaston Gaudio of Argentina in the opening match of the ATP Masters Cup championships in Houston.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Roger Federer moved into the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Daniele Bracciali of Italy on Wednesday.
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New York -- It will take years for Roger Federer to match numbers with the all-time greats of tennis. In the category of pure elegance, he might have arrived officially on Sunday.
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Roger Federer began his Australian Open preparation by beating David Ferrer of Spain 6-1, 6-1 Monday in the first round of the Qatar Open.
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Roger Federer beats Juan Martin Del Potro , 6-1, 6-4, to advance to the quarterfinals at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, his home tournament.
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Top-ranked Roger Federer beat Bohdan Ulihrach 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday in the opening round of the ABN Amro tournament.
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World number one Roger Federer faces a tough task in his bid to win the French Open for the first time.
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Roger Federer passes his first test at the French Open, beating Michael Russell of the United States on Tuesday.
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MELBOURNE -- Top-ranked Roger Federer ripped 54 winners past Fabrice Santoro today, opening his Australian Open title defense with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 victory.
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Top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin put on a dazzling show to kick off the U.S. Open, destroying their bewildered opponents in straight sets on Monday.
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Roger Federer begins his bid to equal Bjorn Borg's record of five straight titles as Wimbledon gets under way on Monday.
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Roger Federer launched his campaign  for a third grand slam title of the year on Monday as the U.S.  Open began under cloudy skies at Flushing Meadows.
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Roger Federer, who has won 10 Grand Slam tennis tournaments, just began his 161st consecutive week atop the world rankings, setting a new record.
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World No. 1 Roger &quot;Club Fed&quot; Federer debuts his short-haired look to world audiences Monday at the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston, taking on French Open winner Gaston Gaudio.
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Swiss virtuoso Roger Federer captured his fourth successive U.S. Open title with cold-blooded efficiency on Sunday, proving to young Serb Novak Djokovic that he is not yet ready for a changing of the guard.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 4. - Top-seed Roger Federer moved a step closer to becoming the first man in 16 years to win three Grand Slams in a season when he reached the US Open fourth round with a straight-sets win here today.