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Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːdəʁɐ]) (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP No. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks from 2 February 2004 to 18 August 2008. He had been ranked number 1 for a total of 285 weeks, second only by a week to Pete Sampras' 286 weeks. As of 16 April 2012, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass, and hard courts). He is the only male player in tennis history to have reached the title match of each Grand Slam tournament at least five times and also the final at each of the nine ATP Masters 1000 Tournaments. Many sports analysts, tennis critics, and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.
Federer and Djokovic start quest for records at French Open
Source: Reuters Mobile
1 of 2. Roger Federer of Switzerland signs autographs after a training session a day before the start of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 26, 2012. PARIS (Reuters) - After a low-key start to th ...
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Andy Murray expects Rafael Nadal to repeat six-time French Open success
Source: STV
Andy Murray has tipped Rafael Nadal for further success at Roland Garros. Nadal shares the record of six French Open titles with Bjorn Borg and a seventh would see him match Pete Sampras' achievement at Wimbledon, the American winning his final SW19 ...
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Roddick exits after first day
Source: Boston.com
PARIS - Easy to understand why Andy Roddick never enjoyed playing on red clay all that much. First and foremost, the footing is tricky as can be. The soft courts take his booming serves and forehands down a notch, too. Put simply, h ...
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Sunday's action at the French Open
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Today's top matches • Men: No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. Potito Starace; No. 3 Roger Federer vs. Tobias Kamke; No. 7 Tomas Berdych vs. Dudi Sela; No. 10 John Isner vs. Rogerio Dutra Silva. Women: No. 1 Victoria Azarenka vs. Alberta Brianti; No. 3 Agnieszka ...
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Juan Martin Del Potro takes hard road in Paris
Source: NDTV
Paris: French Open dangerman Juan Martin Del Potro shrugged off a knee injury scare as well as sweltering 30-degree heat to reach the French Open second round on Sunday. The ninth seeded Argentine, who mad ...
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Roddick a casualty on Day 1 of French Open
Source: The Asheville Citizen-Times
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Roddick loses in French's 1st round; Williams wins
Source: The State
tool goes here PARIS — Easy to understand why Andy Roddick never enjoyed playing on red clay all that much. First and foremost, the footing is tricky as can be. The soft courts take his booming serves and forehands down a notch, too. Put sim ...
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French Open contenders peg Nadal as favourite
Source: Montreal Gazette
PARIS — Who is the favourite to win this year’s men’s singles title at the French Open? Two of the contenders left no doubt on Friday. “I think Rafael (Nadal) is playing for his seventh title, so no discussion,” Roger Federer said. “We’re crazy to ...
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Injury only thing that can stop Serena Williams
Source: Montreal Gazette
As the big Madrid tournament got under way last week, and the litany of complaints about the slippery courts led by the top two male players began, Serena Williams said she loved the colour. She said she could play on ice, if she had to. ...
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