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Nadal to face Federer in epic final
Melbourne :: Australia | 10 months ago
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The match entered the record books, beating the previous longest Open encounter between Boris Becker and Italian Omar Camporese in 1991, which lasted five hours and 11 minutes. Nadal's victory puts him into the Australian Open final for the first time,...
Tags: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Pete Sampras, Rod Laver Arena, Fernando Verdasco, grand slam, Australia, Serena Williams
Roddick wins opening match at Australian Open
Melbourne :: Australia | 10 months ago
Credibility Andy Roddick has won his opening match at the Australian Open, easily defeating Bjorn Rehnquist of Sweden 6-0, 6-2, 6-2. Roddick, playing the first match of the tournament Monday at Rod Laver Arena, won the first set in 28 minutes and conceded only nine...
Tags: Roger Federer, grand slam, Andreas Seppi, Melbourne Park, Ana Ivanović, Jankovic & Ivanovic, slam title, world number, Jelena Janković, Pete Sampras
Federer perks up down under
Melbourne :: Australia | 10 months ago
Credibility On Monday Roger Federer begins his campaign in Australia to win the most open Open for years and equal Pete Sampras's record of 14 grand slam titles. Federer says he has a "good feeling" and is "excited", but assuming he gets through the first round against...
Tags: australian open, rafa, Roger Federer, grand slams, Andy Murray, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Australian, slams record, THE Williams
Dementieva wins Sydney tennis title
Sydney :: Australia | 10 months ago
Credibility Elena Dementieva will head into next week's Australian Open riding on a wave of 10 straight wins this year after beating Dinara Safina in an all-Russian final at the Sydney WTA International Friday. The world number four was too composed and consistent...
Tags: australian open, federer, djokovic, sampras, nadal, rafa, Pete Sampras, Andy Murray, grand slam, Roger Federer
Confident Federer focused on more titles
Paris :: France | 10 months ago
Credibility Roger Federer says he still expects to dominate the world of tennis in 2009 despite having lost two of his Grand Slam titles and the world number one ranking last year. Federer also reckons 2009 will be a special year for him, both because he is within...
Tags: federer, sampras, tennis, roger, swiss, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, australian open, grand slam, melbourne
Wimbledon agreement goes through
London :: United Kingdom | 11 months ago
Credibility An agreement that will allow Wimbledon organizers to buy back complete control of the All England Club passed a vote Wednesday with the Lawn Tennis Association. The agreement, in which the LTA will supposedly get $83 million in installments over a five-year...
Tags: tennis, Pete Sampras
Sampras wows fans in Prague exhibition match
London :: Canada | 12 months ago
Credibility Ahead of the match, the two met with reporters, and Sampras, known for his nickname “Pistol Pete”, had nothing but praise for his opponent: “You know I saw Radek play a few times this year: I saw him beat Roger Federer in Rome...Radek is very talented...
Tags: federer, roger, swiss, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, melbourne
Tennis: Federer to cut exhibitions, focus on Slams in 2009
Basel :: Switzerland | about 1 year ago
Credibility Switzerland Roger Federer will cut exhibition matches from his 2009 schedule as he pursues Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam singles titles, his agent said today. Federer and Sampras played three exhibition matches across Asia last November and...
Tags: Roger Federer, cut exhibition, Pete Sampras, grand slams, exhibition matches, Tony Godsick
Federer tops ATP career money list
Madrid :: Spain | about 1 year ago
Credibility Roger Federer became the ATP Tour's career leader in prize money Thursday, topping $43.3 million to overtake Pete Sampras. Federer, a 13-time Grand Slam champion, set the earnings total with his 6-4, 6-1 win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga that put him in the...
Tags: Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, surpasses pete, Madrid, ATP, federer surpasses
Federer handed stern test at Wimbledon
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago
Credibility Roger Federer will have to get past Novak Djokovic before a probable Wimbledon final showdown with his arch rival Rafael Nadal. Federer begins his bid for a sixth Wimbledon title against Slovakia�s Dominik Hrbaty, while Nadal faces a first round clash...
Tags: Roger Federer Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Federer Hrbaty, All England Club, Levine, brandon native, Devin Britton
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