Tennis: Federer takes break
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World number one Roger Federer pulls out of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle after his French Open final loss to Rafael Nadal.
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BASEL, Switzerland  - Roger Federer found himself in danger of a rare second successive defeat on Tuesday before recovering to beat Germany's Michael Berrer 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the opening round of the Swiss Indoors.
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NOT only has heavy rain delayed the start of yesterday&#39;s final between Swiss world No 1 Roger Federer (right) and Australia&#39;s Lleyton Hewitt in Texas, it has prompted organisers to trim the title match from a best-of-five sets to a best-of-three format.
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Roger Federer should be back in action at Wimbledon on Thursday after five days of inactivity.
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WIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer got a bye into Wimbledon's quarterfinals when his fourth-round opponent, Tommy Haas, withdrew from the tournament Sunday with a torn stomach muscle.
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World number one Roger Federer says he is  hoping to be fit in time for next month's Tennis Masters Cup,  after pulling out of the Swiss Indoors tournament with a  ruptured thigh muscle.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 23 -- It's fine for Roger Federer to talk about the tension and nerves players feel before a Grand Slam semifinal. He is about to play in his 15th in a row, after all.
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PARIS -- Roger Federer prepared for a long day on court, even though it's been quite a while since he's had one at a major championship.
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World number one Roger Federer pulled out  of the Swiss Indoors tournament Tuesday with a thigh muscle  tear.
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Roger Federer leads Andre Agassi two sets to one before rain interrupts their US Open quarter-final.
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Roger Federer, bidding for a fifth successive Wimbledon title, returned to a much-changed Centre Court left exposed to torrential rain and biting cold to ease into the second round 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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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 pulled out  of the Swiss Indoors tournament Tuesday with a thigh muscle  tear, organizers said.
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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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World number one Roger Federer says he is hoping to be fit in time for next month&#39;s Tennis Masters Cup, after pulling out of the Swiss Indoors tournament with a ruptured thigh muscle.
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Wimbledon champion Roger Federer will have to complete unfinished business on Thursday after his second round match against Argentine Juan Martin del Potro was suspended following a downpour over southwest London.