Tennis: Federer loss surprises
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Andy Murray says the men's tennis world was watching avidly as Roger Federer lost to Guillermo Canas in Indian Wells on Sunday.
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Top seed Roger Federer lost his first   set of the 2006 U.S. Open but remained on course for his third   consecutive title with a four-set quarter-final triumph over   resolute American James Blake.
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Roger Federer defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-4, 6-4, and David Nalbandian defeated third-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Saturday.
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In all likelihood, the second Sunday in July cannot come soon enough for Roger Federer.
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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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Roger Federer pulled out of the Swiss Indoors after hurting his left thigh in a practice session Tuesday, while Taylor Dent and Paradorn Srichaphan exited with upset losses.
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Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer lost 7-5 6-3 7-6 to third seed Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semi-finals on Friday.
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PARIS -- Roger Federer missed another chance at the French Open. Actually, he missed 16 chances. Federer converted only one of 17 break-point opportunities Sunday, and his bid to complete a career Grand Slam was foiled again Sunday by nemesis Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard won his third Roland Garros...
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ATHENS, Aug 17  - World number one Roger Federer was bundled out of the Olympic tennis tournament on Tuesday by unheralded Czech Tomas Berdych.
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World number one Roger Federer beats Greg Rusedski at the Qatar Open.
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Roger Federer moved into the third round of the French Open in the nick of time on Wednesday with a 6-1 6-2 7-6 defeat of wildcard Thierry Ascione.
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Roger Federer stretched his unbeaten run to 16 matches at the Australian Open but his efforts were almost overshadowed by 2006 finalist Marcos Baghdatis beating Marat Safin in a five-set thriller.
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Roger Federer struggles to come to terms with winning his third Grand Slam of 2004 at the US Open.
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Top-ranked Roger Federer made 38 unforced errors in losing to David Nalbandian 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the Madrid Masters final Sunday.
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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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NEW YORK - For most tennis players, having about the same number of clean winners as unforced errors translates into a pretty good performance.    Roger Federer is not like most tennis players...
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First, critics said Roger Federer couldn't win the big ones, because he started his career with a 2-6 record in tournament finals. Then they said he couldn't handle the demands of Grand Slams, because he had six first-round losses and just two quarterfinal appearances over his first 16 majors.