Tennis: Federer opens strongly
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Roger Federer thrashes Fabrice Santoro on day one of the Australian Open.
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The spotlight will undoubtedly be on No. 1 Roger Federer when the new ATP Tour season starts at the Qatar Open on Monday.
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Without so much as a groundstroke, Roger Federer jumped directly from the third round to the quarterfinals Monday afternoon, setting up one of the marquee matches of the US Open.
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Top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin put on a dazzling show to kick off the U.S. Open, destroying their bewildered opponents in straight sets on Monday.
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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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Sport: Roger Federer eases to straight-sets win over Nikolay Davydenko.
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WORLD No. 1 Roger Federer sees his title defence at the ATP Masters Cup in Texas as the start of his 2005 campaign rather than the end of a season that saw him capture three Grand Slam crowns.
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It did not look like No. 1 vs. No. 240 at Arthur Ashe Stadium last night. Roger Federer may have expected to cruise in his first night match of this year&#39;s US Open, but he got all
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Federer, Henman win in the wind, reach Open semifinals
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It has become a Wimbledon tradition, like bad bounces, overnight queues and occasional sunshine. At 1 p.m. on the tournament&#039;s first day, Roger Federer walks onto the Centre Court lawn and begins defending his title.
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A grey, damp opening day at the Masters Cup here was memorable for the latest amazing shot in Roger Federer&#39;s armoury. The world No 1 played an overhead with so much spin that the
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Roger Federer hadn&#39;t played anybody for keeps in six weeks. So, even though he&#39;d been routinely putting in four-hour training sessions after he arrived at Westside Tennis Club last week, a measure of apprehension lingered.
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Top-ranked Roger Federer trounced Swiss compatriot Ivo Heuberger, 6-1, 6-3 Thursday and cruised into to the Thailand Open quarterfinals.
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World number one Roger Federer made a winning return from injury on Monday, opening the defense of his Masters Cup crown with a ruthless 6-1, 7-6 win over Gaston Gaudio.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  -- Roger Federer took over the No. 1 ranking in men's tennis more than three years ago, and he shows no signs of letting it go.
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Top men&#39;s seed Roger Federer and defending champion Andy Roddick each will face strong tests early in the 2004 US Open, and defending women&#39;s champion and top seed Justine Henin-Hardenne will
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Top-ranked Roger Federer survived an early scare as he began defense of his Western &amp; Southern Financial Group Masters title with a straight-set win Tuesday night.