French a major obstacle for Federer
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PARIS -- For all of Roger Federer's titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open -- and there are 10 and counting -- his career very well may be defined eventually by how he fared at the French Open.
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PARIS -- Roger Federer watched one more shot by one more opponent miss its mark, then released a guttural yell and shook his fist, a tad relieved to have won when he was close to his worst.
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Lleyton Hewitt is getting fed up with  meeting Roger Federer in the major events.
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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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NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- Reminiscent of the stoic Bjorn Borg, Roger Federer rarely displays emotion or opens even the slightest window on what he's thinking during a point. But the Swiss No. 1 broke with convention at the U.S. Open on Friday, just as he broke with his impeccable form, in hitting a ball...
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Roger Federer overcame some late trouble yesterday to reach the third round at the French Open, beating Thierry Ascione of France, 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (10-8).
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World No 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland crashed out of the Olympic tennis tournament when he lost to unseeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 23 -- It's fine for Roger Federer to talk about the tension and nerves players feel before a Grand Slam semifinal. He is about to play in his 15th in a row, after all.
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NEW YORK : Roger Federer will be chasing his third Grand Slam of the year and trying to blast his way into the record books as he faces Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday&#39;s 17.
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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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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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Maybe Roger Federer needs to allow the pain of coming up short at the French Open to last a little longer. Maybe he needs to be a tad more concerned about whether he ever will pull off what he's come so close to &#151; and yet, in a way, remains so far from accomplishing: a "Roger Slam" of four consecutive major titles, a career Grand Slam, a true Grand Slam.
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HALLE, Germany  - Roger Federer pulled out of his regular Wimbledon warm-up event in Halle on Monday, blaming fatigue after losing to Rafael Nadal in Sunday's French Open final.
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Roger Federer&#039;s bid for a fourth successive Wimbledon title got off to a whirlwind start only to be stalled by the fickle London weather.
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Roger Federer missed another chance at the French Open. Actually, he missed 16 chances. Federer converted only one of 17 break-point opportunities Sunday, and his bid to complete a career Grand Slam was foiled again Sunday by nemesis Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard won his third Roland Garros title in a row, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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In all likelihood, the second Sunday in July cannot come soon enough for Roger Federer.
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World number one Roger Federer will try  to deny Lleyton Hewitt his third Masters Cup title in Sunday's  final.