05 July 2009 - I was extremely lucky to witness today’s epic Wimbledon Mens’ Tennis Final between Andy Roddick and Roger Federer. The atmosphere on centre court was fantastic and some incredible tennis was played. In fact, the tennis was so absorbing that this ended up being one of the only p...
The No. 1-ranked Federer went 27-1 at this year’s Grand Slam tournaments, the only setback coming against Rafael Nadal in the French Open final. Federer became the first man since Ivan Lendl in 1985-87 to win three consecutive U.S. Open titles — and the only man in tennis history to win Wimbled...
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Roger Federer, left, and Andy Murray are facing off in the men's championship at the U.S. Open. More Photos > Federer iced the second set when he broke Murray at love with four winners, including a running forehand passing shot on set point.
MIAMI (AP) -Tiger Woods and Roger Federer go about their business in different ways. In tennis? Oh, in tennis! No." Woods, 31, has won 12 Grand Slam titles, six shy of Jack Nicklaus' record. Federer, 25, needs four more major titles to match Pete Sampras' record of 14.
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As a result of the fantastic match between Federer and Rodick at Wimbeldon last week, I've been meaning to post a photo from my trip to the U.S. Open in 2007. In this shot of Federer, I like to think that he was looking at me. Sign up here to receive my daily photo post via email.
WIMBLEDON, England - Bjorn Borg had called Roger Federer "an orchestra," a man playing his tennis symphonies with an entire, versatile string section at the ready. And Federer required all his music and composition yesterday on Centre Court against Rafael Nadal, a human topspin machin...
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Federer reached the finals at all four majors this year, and only his loss to Nadal at the French Open deprived him of a season Grand Slam. He finished the year with a 92-5 record and a 29-match winning streak. Connors' mark is particularly appealing to him.
Federer, from Switzerland, is only the third player since 1936 to win three consecutive Wimbledon championships. Five-time champion Bjorn Borg and seven-time winner Pete Sampras are the others. Roger Federer kisses the championship trophy after defeating Andy Roddick in the final at...
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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Roger Federer waited until late in the third set Sunday to unleash his most forceful forehand, raising the racket and slamming it to the hardcourt at his feet.
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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. - Andy Roddick whacked one last thunderous serve to finally beat Roger Federer, then slowly walked to the net with his head down, as if unsure how to celebrate such a rare achievement. Federer lost serve at love to fall behind, 5-3, losing the only break point he faced in the...
Federer v Safin could be a season to treasure - Tennis - www.theage.com.au Lleyton Hewitt and Bec Cartwright included, the most significant coupling to emerge from the Australian Open remains champion Marat Safin and Roger Federer. Let us hope that this one is for keeps.
At the 2007 Australian Open, Federer became just the fourth man in the open era to win a Grand Slam singles title without dropping a set. The last man to do this was Borg at the 1980 French Open. The only other man to win the Australian Open without dropping a set was Ken Rosewall in 1971, although...
World No. 1 Roger Federer and French Open champion Rafael Nadal will be aiming to write a new chapter in the hottest rivalry in men’s tennis at the ongoing US Open Tennis Championship. After Nadal beat Federer in the French Open final, and Federer returned the favor at Wimbledon, they’re bid...
And now, in the modern game, there is the trio of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, and Borg believes that they "will push each other to the limit".Now and then: Bjorn Borg's rivalry with Jimmy Connors - and John McEnroe - is being replayed today
MADRID, Spain -- Roger Federer won his first Madrid Masters and 10th title of the season Sunday with a 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 victory over Fernando Gonzalez. Federer became the first player in the Open era to win 10 titles in three straight years. The top-ranked Swiss player moved ahead of Pete Sampra...
Federer perdra t'il un set au Masters ???? - Le tennis - FORUM France 2 Voir le siteLes passionnés de tennis vont pouvoir dialoguer sur ce forum France Télévisions dédié au monde de la petite balle jaune. N'hésitez donc pas à venir vous exprimer sur les différents tournois de l'ATPtour et de...
PARIS - The French Open men's singles final could have been a magical moment for Roger Federer and the game of tennis -– as had he beaten Rafael Nadal, he would have won all four majors in a row, and if he had done that, he would have had a very good shot at winning a calendar Grand Slam this year.
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Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returned to New York on Thursday, June 4, with a night dedicated to baseball and tennis. At this free monthly event at a DUMBO art gallery, hosted by Gelf, Bob Luke, Jeff Pearlman, and Jon Wertheim read from and talked about their work, and took q...
Federer wins Kooyong final - Tennis - www.theage.com.au Roger Federer of Switzerland confirmed his status as the world's No.1 tennis player today with a straight sets victory over Andy Roddick of the United States in the final of the Kooyong Classic.
Sport Nadal, Federer set up dream showdown RELIEVED MAN: Roger Federer survived a Nikolay Davydenko scare to enter the French Open final. — PHOTO: AP Roger Federer overcame a deficit in each set to beat Nikolay Davydenko. ``I could have lost in three sets,'' Federer said. Sport
GENEVA—Roger Federer, stuck in a slump, said he will work with coach Jose Higueras at the Estoril Open in Portugal this week. Federer begins the European clay-court season at Estoril having failed to reach a final in four tournaments this year.
NEW YORK - Andy Roddick ran into a bold, bigger version of himself at the U.S. Open, and 6-foot-6 Joachim Johansson sent the defending champion home. Federer, the Swiss star, is two wins from becoming the first man since 1988 to win three Grand Slam titles in a year.
Roger Federer ist der Gejagte, wenn sich die Elite zuerst in Indian Wells und dann in Key Biscayne misst. Die beiden Hartplatzturniere sind für die ATP und WTA die wichtigsten Events nach den Grand-Slam-Turnieren. In einer mondänen Wüstenoase und an den Traumstränden Floridas will die...
BASEL, Switzerland - Top-ranked Roger Federer defeated big-serving Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) Saturday to move into the final of his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament. The defending champion will play Jarkko Nieminen, who advanced to his first final of the year by beating Marcos Bag...
Pakistanic.com posted a photo: NEW YORK - AUGUST 27: Roger Federer of Switzerland attends the 2009 US Open Draw Presentation at the New York Times Center on August 27, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)
Rafael Nadal, the four-time French Open champion, has lost to Federer in the last two Wimbledon finals. Last year’s classic final will be hard to trump. Nadal had four chances to break Federer’s serve early in the fifth set, but Federer was able to dodge trouble and keep his winning streak al...
Nadal won his fifth Grand Slam title, adding to his four consecutive French Open championships. Federer, meanwhile, remains two shy of Pete Sampras’ record of 14 Grand Slam wins. Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrat… Getty Images - Jul 6, 6:36 pm EDT Nadal outlasts Federer for Wimbledon title
The second thing that I will remember about 2008 is the awesome match up between Roger Federer and Rafeal Nadal in the Wimbledon finals. I grew up watching lot of tennis and for the last couple of years was bored about the fact that the tennis arena was getting monotonous with Federer winning...
ROME -- Roger Federer is back on track. [+] Enlarge Besides falling to Andy Murray in Dubai, Federer lost to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semifinals, then fell to Fish and Roddick in his last two tournaments before the clay-court season.