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LONDON: Roger Federer sprinkled his magic all over Centre Court on Friday before Andy Roddick bludgeoned Andy Murray into the hallowed turf to leave Britain still seeking its first post-war men's singles finalist at Wimbledon. Record-hunting Swiss Federer...
Tags: Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Swiss Federer, wimbledon final, Tommy Haas, Wimbledon, Centre Court, Andy Murray, All England Club, Pete Sampras
Roger Federer , reaching his record seventh consecutive Wimbledon final, will go against Andy Roddick for the highest-profile championship in tennis. Federer, seeded second, defeated 24th-seeded Tommy Haas 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 6-3 Friday, in reaching his 20th...
Tags: Roger Federer, Swiss Federer, Andy Roddick, Andy Murray, Tommy Haas, grand slam, Centre Court, Pete Sampras, slam titles
England — The Associated Press, Sunday, Jun. 21, 2009 02:39PM EDT W ho says the oldest and most tradition-laden of tennis' major championships doesn't change with the times? There is, at long last, a retractable roof atop Centre Court at Wimbledon this...
Tags: Roger Federer, Andy Murray, grand slam, Laura Robson, Pete Sampras, Maria Sharapova, Wimbledon
The great Roger Federer continued his assault on the tennis record book by winning his first-ever French Open title this past weekend. Federer, still at only 27 years of age, is now tied with Pete Sampras for the all-time men's record in major titles...
Tags: Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Germany, Aamir Khan, grand slamming, world number, Tiger Woods
It's maybe my greatest victory, or certainly the one that removes the most pressure off my shoulders," Federer said. "I think that now and until the end of my career, I can really play with my mind at peace, and no longer hear that I've never won Roland...
Tags: Roger Federer, grand slams, Pete Sampras, The Associated Press, career grand, Michel Euler/Associated Press, slams titles, open titles, federer completed, Robin Söderling
Pete Sampras thinks his record of 14 Grand Slam titles will be tied by Roger Federer at Wimbledon this year. Sampras made the prediction Thursday while discussing an October exhibition match against his old rival Andre Agassi in Macau...Sampras never...
Tags: Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi
Monday's exhibition, Blake walked onto the court with tournament director Bill Rapp and broke the news to the crowd. "I'm sorry," Blake said. "I just can't go out there and give it my best...One of the more memorable moments of the exhibition came near...
Tags: sap open, Radek Štěpánek, Tommy Haas, James Blake, Pete Sampras, Dominik Meffert, hp pavilion, tour tournament, atp tour
The 22-year-old holds a special place in tennis, capturing his sixth major title in only his 20th Grand Slam tournament, second only to the strike-rate of Sweden's Bjorn Borg (18 tournaments and six months younger)...Nadal also became the first Spanish...
Tags: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Pete Sampras, Rafa Nadal, grand slams, equal pete
World number one Rafael Nadal became the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open. The 22-year-old takes a memorable and epic five-set victory against his great rival, Roger Federer. If Federer wins, he will equal Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam...
Tags: Roger Federer, Federer Nadal, Rod Laver Arena, Rafael Nadal, grand slam, slam titles, Pete Sampras
A fourth title in six years at Melbourne Park would give Federer a 14th grand slam crown, drawing him level with American Pete Sampras as the most prolific men's major winners of all-time. After losing to Spanish powerhouse Rafael Nadal in last year's...
Tags: Serena Williams, Roger Federer, grand slam, Rafael Nadal, Pete Sampras, rd bt, Russia, singles title, Dinara Safina