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Roger Federer (August 8, 1981 - ) is a professional tennis player who was ranked No. 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks, from February 2, 2004 to August 17, 2008. He has won 13 Grand Slam titles.
Roger Federer (August 8, 1981 - ) is a professional tennis player who was ranked No. 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks, from February 2, 2004 to August 17, 2008. He has won 13 Grand Slam titles.
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Rafael Nadal dominates Roger Federer to win Italian Open
After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from the start and won 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. "Rafa was just too good...
Tags: Victoria Azarenka, French Open, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Tennis
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Serena Williams in another final; Federer and Nadal to face off
A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth straight tournament. The top-ranked American overcame an early break of her serve to ease past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep, 6-3, 6-0, Saturday and reach the...
Tags: Tomas Berdych, Nicolas Sarkozy, USC Trojans, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sara Errani
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Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race, Kurt Busch Sprint Cup wins pole
Kyle Busch took the lead from Joey Logano 18 laps from the end to win his fifth Nationwide race this season and second in three years at Darlington Raceway on Friday night. The victory also capped a dominant showing by the Busch boys at the South...
Tags: Ekaterina Makarova, NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, Philadelphia 76ers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Joey Logano
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Roger Federer's loss opens the door for Rafael Nadal
Second-ranked Roger Federer lost to Kei Nishikori, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, in the third round of the Madrid Open on Thursday, leaving Rafael Nadal as the clear title favorite. After recovering from Nishikori's strong start on the Caja's Magica's new red-clay...
Tags: Joel Hanrahan, Martin St. Louis, Novak Djokovic, Maria Kirilenko, Tampa Bay Lightning
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Tennis and writing a love match for Pomona-Pitzer freshman
By the time she was 10, Samantha Mae Coyiuto was a published author in the Philippines. By the time she was 16, she had four children's books published. Now she's 18 and goes by just Mae and is a student at Pomona-Pitzer, where she plays for the women's...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Education, Philippines, Authors
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Wimbledon to increase prize money, add roof over Court No. 1
Two big changes are coming to Wimbledon, one this year, one in 2019. Tournament organizers announced Tuesday that this year’s men's and women's singles champions will each receive $2.4 million, a significant increase over the $1.75 million last...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Serena Williams, Wimbledon Championships
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These rackets give backhanded — and forehanded — compliments
Put a bunch of brand new, high-tech tennis rackets in front of a handful of pretty good middle-aged 4.0 players (7.0 being Roger Federer and 1.0 being an untrained monkey), and they won't care what kind of Nobel Prize-winning innovations went into...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Physiology
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Rafael Nadal cements his return with hardcourt win at Indian Wells
On a hot summer-like Sunday afternoon, in a stadium that rises out of the Southern California desert like a huge misplaced castle, Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal slid onto his back and into the bright lights of his sport once again. It was match point...
Tags: Tomas Berdych, Caroline Wozniacki, Wimbledon Championships, Maria Sharapova, BNP Paribas
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Rafael Nadal's win over Roger Federer leaves a strange taste
Tennis did its best to serve up a classic dish Thursday night in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. But a dash of this and a pinch of that were missing. We expect plenty of spice every time Roger Federer plays Rafael Nadal. It is a legacy built on...
Tags: Salt, BNP Paribas, Wimbledon Championships, Tennis, Rafael Nadal
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Injuries stop Victoria Azarenka, Samantha Stosur at BNP Paribas Open
On the day after its longest day, the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament at Indian Wells had the longest lull in the action Thursday. Two women's stars, No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, and No. 7 Samantha Stosur, pulled out of separate quarterfinals and the day...
Tags: Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Samantha Stosur, Tomas Berdych, BNP Paribas
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It's fans who get burned playing with big matches
It would be hard to determine whether tennis gave itself a shot in the arm or shot itself in the foot Wednesday night. The BNP Paribas Open is a premier event, played in a gorgeous stadium at a gorgeous time of the year in the Southern California...
Tags: Maria Sharapova, Services and Shopping, Novak Djokovic, BNP Paribas, Ernests Gulbis
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Andy Murray flies under the radar but he's still at top of his game
Andy Murray still doesn't pack 'em in, even on a sultry desert-perfect night in a big-time tennis event. Not even when he has taken his game to a level projected by many to be unreachable by the always-solid Scot. In Murray's case, the perception hasn't...
Tags: Goran Ivanisevic, Novak Djokovic, BNP Paribas, Andy Murray, Wimbledon Championships
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