Women's tennis match should have moved to avoid midnight farce: Federer
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Roger Federer says a women's match should have been moved on centre court to prevent the farcical circumstances that led to the latest finish in Grand Slam history at the Australian Open.
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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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While there cannot be the slightest doubt that the decision to stage the end-of-season Masters Cup at a modest outdoor arena in Texas for the past two years was a huge mistake, the incandescent play of Switzerland&#39;s Roger Federer has preserved the
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Insomniacs and tennis junkies aren't the only ones staying up in the middle of the night to watch the Australian Open.
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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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Heavy rain has delayed the start of the ATP Masters Cup final between Lleyton Hewitt and world number one Roger Federer in Houston, Texas this morning.
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There are worse things to befall a guy than losing a tennis match. You could ask James Blake.
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Tennis in gale force gusts is closer to a farce than a sport.
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THE first shot in what could prove to be a stormy summer Down Under was fired yesterday when Lleyton Hewitt balked at the decision of Tennis Australia to deaden the court
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Maybe Roger Federer needs to allow the pain of coming up short at the French Open to last a little longer. Maybe he needs to be a tad more concerned about whether he ever will pull off what he's come so close to &#151; and yet, in a way, remains so far from accomplishing: a "Roger Slam" of four consecutive major titles, a career Grand Slam, a true Grand Slam.
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Top seed Roger Federer remains on course to win his third Grand Slam of the year after advancing to the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows thanks to a walkover.
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Three-time defending champion Roger Federer is seeded No. 1 for Wimbledon, and the three highest-seeded women will be seeking their first title at tennis&#039; grandest event when it begins Monday.
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World No. 1 Roger Federer confirmed his  fitness with a dazzling 6-3, 6-4 late night win over Lleyton  Hewitt Wednesday, providing a bright finish to a miserable  rainy day at the Masters Cup.
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Houston: Federer fatigue? Not as long as Roger Federer keeps dominating menâs tennis in style. Rarely have an extended series of mismatches been more pleasing to the eye, and those few thousand fans who
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Roger Federer decoded what hit him at the U.S. Open Saturday, while Maria Sharapova was flummoxed by it.
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Roger Federer had plenty of time for sightseeing Thursday, when he competed for all of 11 minutes. That was enough to finish off Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 for the Swiss star's 50th consecutive victory on grass, in a match suspended overnight.
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HOUSTON Roger Federer was at his best after midnight. Too bad hardly anyone was there to see it. With less than 500 fans remaining in the stands in the early Thursday morning after a deflating day of rain