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Federer, Del Potro advance to London semi-finals

November 27, 2009 Sport

Roger Federer and Juan Del Potro qualified in nail-biting style for semi-final places in the ATP World Tour Finals, with Scot Andy Murray kept from a spot by the tyranny of mathematics.
Federer won Group A despite taking a loss in his Thursday match to Del Potro 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, a result which eliminated Murray [...]

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Fatigued Federer withdraws from October ATP Asian swing

September 25, 2009 Sport

Roger Federer Friday withdrew from next month’s run of ATP Asian events in Tokyo and Shanghai, saying he needed to rest after a gruelling season.
The Swiss world number one had complained of fatigue after helping his nation last weekend to remain in the Davis Cup World Group with a 3-2 victory over Italy.
The 15-time Grand [...]

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Davis Cup 2010 could crowd Federer schedule

September 25, 2009 Sport

Roger Federer has a tough decision to make in early 2010 as he debates the merits of fighting to continue his current ATP domination or trying to fill an empty space on his bulging trophy shelf.
Switzerland are drawn away to mighty Spain in the Davis Cup first round. The opening weekend in early March is [...]

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Federer stops late Soderling surge

September 10, 2009 Sport

Roger Federer moved closer to a sixth-straight title at the US Open by posting his 12th victory without a loss over Sweden’s Robin Soderling.
The Swiss top seed produced a 6-0, 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (8-6) quarter-final victory Wednesday in gusty evening conditions. Soderling won his second career set against Federer in 30 played.
It was the [...]

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Dominator Federer, newcomer Oudin set winning US Open tone

September 8, 2009 Sport

Roger Federer performed his everyday magic to mow down Tommy Robredo 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals of the US Open, setting up a rerun of his winning French Open final as the men’s top seed started off week two with a solid win.
“I am happy where my game’s at right now. Next match [...]

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Federer makes impressive start in US Open

September 1, 2009 Sport

Roger Federer used his vast experience to tame a green American teenager appearing on the big stage for the first time, with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Devin Britton to reach the second round of the US Open Monday.
The Swiss, bidding for an historic six straight titles at Flushing Meadows, had his minor niggles [...]

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Federer says opening match brings back memories

August 31, 2009 Sport

Roger Federer will take aim at a sixth straight US Open title Monday, playing a memory-making first-round match against an 18-year-old American wildcard with no Grand Slam experience.
The mismatch looks to be all in Federer’s favour as he faces nervous teen Devin Britton, ranked outside the top 500 and taking to the court at a [...]

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New York fan support pushed Federer to 2008 title

August 26, 2009 Sport

Roger Federer is ready to give a shout-out to his US Open fans in New York, whom he credits for helping him win the 2008 title.
As he bids to make it six trophies in a row starting Monday at Flushing Meadows, the world number one is counting on the punters in their thousands to show [...]

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Federer spanks Djokovic to win third Cincinnati title

August 24, 2009 Sport

Roger Federer claimed his fourth title of the season as the Swiss made final preparations for the upcoming US Open with a 6-1, 7-5 thrashing of Novak Djokovic to win the Cincinnati Masters Sunday.
The top seed showed no mercy to his number four rival in a rout lasting 90 minutes. Federer now owns 16 Masters [...]

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Federer, Murray in Cincinnati semi-final

August 22, 2009 Sport

Roger Federer and Andy Murray will line up for a re-match of the US Open final when the top two in the world meet in the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Masters Saturday.
Top seed Federer produced his 13th consecutive win over longtime rival Lleyton Hewitt, going through 6-3, 6-4 in 70 minutes. It was the Swiss [...]

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