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Roger Federer wins historic Wimbledon; defeats Roddick

Source: Miami Herald

London : United Kingdom | 5 months ago

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Pete Sampras, Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg watched from the front row of the Wimbledon Centre Court Royal Box Sunday afternoon as Roger Federer aimed to make history and reclaim the No...American Andy Roddick, undaunted by the occasion, stood in the way....

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Federer and Nadal ready to battle for number one spot

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LONDON — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will stage the last chapter of their battle to finish the year as world number one when the ATP Tour Finals get under way in London on Sunday. Federer goes into the Tour Finals at the O2 Arena top of the world rankings, but the Wimbledon champion knows second placed Nadal can still snatch first ...

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Federer makes history

News Source: Kuwait Times | 4 months ago

Flawless Roger Federer wrote a new page in tennis history yesterday, winning an all-time best 15th Grand Slam singles title in front of a lineup of legends as he defeated Andy Roddick for a sixth Wimbledon trophy. The five-set marathon ended after...
Stunned Thai teen Noppawan claims junior title

News Source: The Star | 4 months ago

S Noppawan Lertchee-wakarn said yesterday that she was stunned by winning the Wimbledon junior title and then set her sights on playing in the main women's draw in 2010. The 17-year-old from Chiang Mai, who was runner-up to Britain's Laura Robson...
Federer edges Roddick 16-14 in 5th for 15th major

News Source: The Jakarta Post | 4 months ago

On and on they dueled, Federer trying for a record-breaking 15th major championship, Roddick striving for his second, in a Wimbledon final that required more games than any Grand Slam title match in the considerable annals of a sport dating to the...
Swiss tops poll to name tournament's greatest ever player

News Source: The Scotsman | 4 months ago

Federer has been voted the greatest Wimbledon men's champion in a new poll. The Swiss maestro topped a vote ahead of Pete Sampras, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi...Overall, Federer took 28,794 votes â 60 per cent of the total â...
Legendary Laver salutes 'unbelievable' achievement

News Source: The Scotsman | 4 months ago

ROD Laver saluted Roger Federer's feat of winning a 15th grand slam as "an unbelievable effort". But Australian Laver, who won two calendar Grand Slams during his distinguished career, stressed it was impossible to compare players from different eras...
Newcombe says British No1's best chance may come next year

News Source: The Scotsman | 4 months ago

John Newcombe believes Andy Murray could have his best ever chance next year of ending Britain's then 74-year wait for a men's singles title at Wimbledon, writes Ahmer Khokhar . Andy because technically he's improved out of sight," Newcombe said. "He...