Federer Loses Aura of Invincibility
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Roger Federer's dramatic loss to  Russian Marat Safin in the semi-finals of the Australian Open  Thursday not only brought to an end the defense of his title  but also proved something to the rest of the tennis world.
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Roger Federer&#39;s luminous talent can lighten up the gloomiest of days, and so it was on a decidedly dark and dreary opening to the Masters Cup that the Swiss world No1, who was unbeaten when he won the title here last year, shone brightly as ever with a 6-1
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It did not look as if No. 1 was playing against No. 240 in Arthur Ashe Stadium last night. Roger Federer of Switzerland might have expected to cruise in
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Marat Safin brought Roger Federer's  grand slam streak to a shuddering halt, beating the seemingly  invincible world number one 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6, 9-7 in a  heart-stopping semi-final at the Australian Open on Thursday.
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Tim Henman&#39;s hopes of reaching his first grand slam final were ended by Roger Federer at the US Open tonight. It was his sixth defeat in the semi-finals of one of tennis&#39; big four tournaments, and the second
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Roger Federer dangled, Andy Roddick got mangled, and the nerves of 6,510 devotees were tangled and jangled during a breezy, bleak afternoon
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It&#039;s been four years and 45 matches since Roger Federer lost on grass. The player who caused that defeat is back in Federer&#039;s path.
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Sublime artist Roger Federer turned slugger on Saturday, soaking up all his opponent's big shots to salvage his Australian Open dream and reach the fourth round by the narrowest of margins.
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Top seed Roger Federer reached the  quarter-finals of the U.S. Open without hitting a ball when  Andrei Pavel pulled out with an injury on Monday.
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ATHENS Top-seeded Roger Federer was eliminated in the second round of the Olympic tennis tournament Tuesday, losing to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.
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For Roger Federer, simple equates to sanity. Simple is his stated game plan. He has put a box around his life, and only the important things are allowed in.
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Lleyton Hewitt, the scrappy Australian, had his first break point of the match and Roger Federer looked vulnerable. And then, with a suave grace that belies his power, Federer summoned three consecutive aces -- all on the line.
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Novak Djokovic has the task of dismantling the amorphous man and complicated talent that is Roger Federer.
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ATHENS, Aug 17  - World number one Roger Federer&#39;s top target for the year -- an Olympic tennis gold medal -- was taken away from him in a &quot;terrible day&quot; on Tuesday.
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Roger Federer drops a set but beats Dane Kristian Pless on his return to action at the Dubai Open.
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Top seed Roger Federer is beaten by the Czech Republic's Thomas Berdych.
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NEW YORK : Top seed Roger Federer, who is trying to become the first man since Mats Wilander to capture three majors in the same year, took another step in that direction by overpowering Fabrice Santoro at the US Open.