Tennis: Only the elements slow Federer
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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
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It rained Sunday, of course, and but another soppy, sloppy gray day at Westside Tennis Club did nothing to deter Roger Federer from his appointed rounds.
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Roger Federer says he never underestimates his opponents, but his respect for the competition may be the part of his game that frustrates his opponents the most.
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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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Sport: Australian Open: Roger Federer survives second-set scare to battle past Tomas Berdych
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NEW YORK : It wasn&#39;t that long ago that men&#39;s tennis was said to be overrun with big servers, but Roger Federer has put those fears to rest.
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Unlike on the men&#39;s circuit where Roger Federer has been the dominant personality, winning three of the four grand slam titles, the women&#39;s year has been one of fragmentation and injury.
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Heavy rain delayed the start of  Sunday's Masters Cup final between world number one Swiss Roger  Federer and Australian Lleyton Hewitt, third in the rankings.
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Venus Williams strode into the semi-finals of Wimbledon on Thursday when it was world number one Roger Federer's turn to get bogged down in the rain.
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The field of challengers have just one  slim chance of wresting Roger Federer's Australian Open crown  from the Swiss next week -- catch him cold.
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Roger Federer is the first to admit he pays a steep price for all his success. One by one, players try to knock him off, and with each match and each victory expectations grow.
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Consistency meets unpredictability when Roger Federer faces Marat Safin in Wimbledon's third round on Friday.
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Twice defending champion Roger Federer   and 2003 winner Justine Henin-Hardenne followed different paths   to advance at the U.S. Open on Friday before rain washed out   the evening session at the season's last grand slam.
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NEW YORK - 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. Now Lleyton Hewitt will try to disrupt him...
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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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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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Defending champion Roger Federer drops only three games as he thumps Fabrice Santoro to reach the Australian Open third round.