Tennis: Federer pushed hard
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World number one Roger Federer beats Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic in five dramatic sets at the Australian Open.
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In heat or wind, before a crowd for or against him, facing Andre Agassi's baseline bashing or Tim Henman's get-to-the-net style: When Roger Federer is on his game, it doesn't seem to matter what he has to deal with.
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Roger Federer struggled to a first-round victory at the Dubai Open on Monday, the day he broke Jimmy Connors' streak of consecutive weeks at No. 1.
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Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt and Andre Agassi knew they needed to do something drastic. Roger Federer was winning practically every tournament, and the gap between him and everyone else in men's tennis was growing.
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The drama started with a rare five-setter for Roger Federer. Then Lleyton Hewitt carried on almost to dawn.
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Sport: Roger Federer eases to straight-sets win over Nikolay Davydenko.
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HOUSTON Back from three weeks on the sidelines, Roger Federer beat Gaston Gaudio (GAS&#39;-tawn GOW&#39;-dee-oh) in the first round of the ATP Masters Cup tennis championships.
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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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The drama started with a rare five-setter for Roger Federer. Then Lleyton Hewitt carried on almost to dawn, though eventually both high seeds survive Australian Open challenges.
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NEW YORK - Too easy. That&#39;s how Roger Federer makes tennis seem. He takes a game filled with grunts and looks as if he&#39;s gliding effortlessly on the court, almost floating, artistically painting lines and corners with winners.
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Champion Roger Federer took his place in the Australian Open semi-finals after fending off the challenge of American James Blake 7-5 7-6 6-4 on Wednesday.
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New York: Roger Federer may be just 23 years old but he is already in danger of exhausting all the challenges that his sport has to offer.
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World number one Roger Federer reaches the French Open third round after beating wildcard Thierry Ascione 6-1 6-2 7-6 (10-8).
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New York: It is never easy at a Grand Slam tournament, and No 1 Roger Federer and defending champion Andy Roddick could find it particularly tough at this year&#39;s US Open.
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US Open champion Roger Federer breezed into New York&#39;s Hard Rock cafe on Monday clutching his latest piece of silverware. Maybe the venue was chosen in anticipation
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Roger Federer posted a huge win in the howling wind, beating two-time champion Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
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Roger Federer is playing so perfectly right now that he made Andre Agassi look average. Defending champion Federer beat the eight-time major winner 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday in the Australian Open quarterfinals, taking the punch right out of the best counter-puncher on the circuit.