Federer speeds through to third round
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Roger Federer needed just 10 minutes on Thursday to finish his rain-interrupted second round match against Juan Martin del Potro, winning 6-2 7-5 6-1.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 4. - Top-seed Roger Federer moved a step closer to becoming the first man in 16 years to win three Grand Slams in a season when he reached the US Open fourth round with a straight-sets win here today.
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Roger Federer, trying to become the first man since 1988 to capture three Grand Slams in the same year, routed Britain's Tim Henman 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the US Open final.
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Roger Federer cranked up his U.S. Open  challenge with a majestic victory over Fabrice Santoro on  Saturday to move into the last 16, while there were shock  third-round exits for Carlos Moya and Maria Sharapova.
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Twice defending champion Roger Federer   served his way into the third round of the U.S. Open with a   workmanlike 6-3 6-4 7-5 victory over Briton Tim Henman on   Friday.
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Top seed Roger Federer survived a  stirring comeback from twice champion Andre Agassi to reach the  semifinals of the U.S. Open for the first time on Thursday,  squeezing through 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
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Champion Roger Federer is back on Centre Court on Friday facing his toughest challenge yet in the shape of Marat Safin in the Wimbledon third round as he attempts to win a fifth successive title.
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Roger Federer took the first step   toward what he hopes will be a third consecutive U.S. Open   title when he cruised past Taiwan's Wang Yeu-tzuoo 6-4 6-1 6-0   in the first round on Wednesday.
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World number one Roger Federer came through his second tough battle in a row at the Australian Open on Monday, seeing off Czech 13th seed Tomas Berdych 6-4 7-6 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals.
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Roger Federer, who has won 10 Grand Slam tennis tournaments, just began his 161st consecutive week atop the world rankings, setting a new record.
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The top-seeded Roger Federer has not played since Friday, advanced through the fourth round without playing a match, and will not play again until Wednesday.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Roger Federer moved into the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Daniele Bracciali of Italy on Wednesday.
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Roger Federer will try and win a third straight US Open title against Andy Roddick in Sunday's final.
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Roger Federer has won the ATP Tour Champions Race in a runaway. Federer, who captured his third grand slam with Sunday&#39;s US Open title, has clinched the top spot in the men&#39;s rankings with a historic performance.
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World number one Roger Federer faces a lofty challenge in his bid for a fourth straight U.S. Open title when he takes on American wildcard John Isner in the third round on Saturday.
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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.
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Defending champion Roger Federer led  an express-speed charge of seeded players through the first  round of the Australian Open on Monday, brushing aside  Frenchman Fabrice Santoro.  The world number one raced past Santoro 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in 94  minutes on Rod Laver Arena center court at Melbourne Park.