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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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Defending champion Roger Federer and four-time winner Andre Agassi could meet in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open after both landed in the top quarter of Friday's draw for the season's first grand slam event.
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Roger Federer is now two away from another of Pete Sampras's records. The Swiss virtuoso beat Jarkko Nieminen , 6-3, 6-4, yesterday in Basel to win his second straight Swiss Indoors, clinch the No. 1 ranking for the fourth consecutive year, and close in on Sampras's record of six straight years as the world's top player at season's end. ...
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Four-time defending champion Roger Federer will face Teimuraz Gabashvili in the first round Monday at Wimbledon.
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Roger Federer will face American Michael Russell in the first round of the French Open, the only Grand Slam tournament he hasn't won. In the draw Friday, two-time defending champion Justine Henin of Belgium opens against Elena Vesnina of Russia, and No. 2 Maria Sharapova will play Emilie Loit of France.
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Swiss top seed Roger Federer will begin his quest for a record-equaling fifth consecutive Wimbledon men's singles title against Russia's Teimuraz Gabashvili.
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NEW YORK : Top seed Roger Federer, who is trying to become the first man since Mats Wilander to capture three majors in the same year, took another step in that direction by overpowering Fabrice Santoro at the US Open.
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HOUSTON (Ticker) - Once again, Roger Federer of Switzerland got the better of Aussie Lleyton Hewitt. Federer, the top seed and world No.
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ATHENS, Greece - Top-seeded Roger Federer crashed out in the second round of the Olympic tournament Tuesday night, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. Federer, who won Wimbledon the past two years and replaced Andy Roddick atop the rankings in February, was undone by poor serving and a string of unforced errors...
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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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The French Open men's semifinals are scheduled for today, with top-seed Roger Federer facing number-four Nikolay Davydenko before two-time defending champ Rafael Nadal takes on sixth-seed Novak Djokovic.
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World number one Roger Federer begins his pursuit of Bjorn Borg's record five successive Wimbledon titles on Monday, six years after wrecking Pete Sampras's dreams of achieving the feat.
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Sport: Men's singles: Roger Federer will meet Rafael Nadal in tomorrow's final after the pair won through their semis.
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Roger Federer should be back in action at Wimbledon on Thursday after five days of inactivity.
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Tim Henman was due to began his bid for a third Swiss Indoors title in Basel today as the top-ranked player following the withdrawal of Roger Federer with a thigh injury.
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Attempt to put Roger Federerâs deepening rivalry with Rafael Nadal into historical perspective, and it is striking how few great rivalries tennis has had to choose from of late.
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For Roger Federer, simple equates to sanity. Simple is his stated game plan. He has put a box around his life, and only the important things are allowed in.