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Federer hopes to play 2016 Games in Rio
Tennis | Dec 07, 2012, 02:07 PM ISTSao Paulo, Dec 7: Roger Federer says he won't play as often in the next few years and hopes to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The 31-year-old Federer says he'll be
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Federer beats Bellucci at Swiss indoors
Tennis | Oct 25, 2012, 05:56 PM ISTBasel, Switzerland, Oct 25 : Roger Federer edged Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-5 Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.The top-ranked Federer saved four consecutive set points
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Djokovic beats Murray for Shanghai title
Tennis | Oct 14, 2012, 10:37 PM ISTShanghai, Oct 14: World No.2 Novak Djokovic saved five championship points to beat Andy Murray in the final of the Shanghai Masters Sunday.The 5-7, 7-6(11), 6-3 win brought a maiden Shanghai crown for the Serbian
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Federer gets online death threat
Tennis | Oct 05, 2012, 10:05 PM ISTBeijing, Oct 5 : A Chinese state media report says security for the upcoming Shanghai Masters is being tightened after an online death threat against tennis star 1 Roger Federer.Shanghai's Youth Daily quoted tournament official
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Murray fightback, Federer exit at US Open
Tennis | Sep 06, 2012, 06:09 PM ISTNew York, Sep 6: A point away from going down two sets to love, Andy Murray's U.S. Open campaign looked sure to come to a premature end on Wednesday, but by the end of the
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Mardy Fish pulls out against Federer at US Open
Tennis | Sep 04, 2012, 05:51 PM ISTNew York, Sep 4: Mardy Fish pulled out of the U.S. Open hours before his fourth-round match against Roger Federer on Monday, saying it was for “precautionary measures” on doctor's advice.The 30-year-old American, who was
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Federer, Murray win, set for semi clash at US Open
Tennis | Sep 02, 2012, 08:13 AM ISTNew York: Roger Federer and Andy Murray remained on course for a semifinal clash at the U.S. Open after they won in contrasting styles on Saturday.Olympic champion Murray, still seeking his first Grand Slam title
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Up at net, Federer wins in a breeze
Tennis | Sep 01, 2012, 03:04 PM ISTNew York, Aug 31 : Top-seeded Roger Federer used a second-round victory in the U.S. Open to work on his net game, winning 32 points from the front of the court in Thursday's 6-2, 6-3,
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Federer, Murray facing rematch in US Open semis
Tennis | Aug 24, 2012, 10:18 PM ISTNew York, Aug 24: Though no player would admit to looking so far ahead, Novak Djokovic may have been the biggest winner when the U.S. Open bracket was set Thursday.The defending champion and No. 2
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Murray out in Cincinnati, Federer, Djokovic win
Tennis | Aug 17, 2012, 09:38 AM ISTMason (Ohio), Aug 17: Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray was brought back to earth on Thursday with a surprise defeat by unseeded Jeremy Chardy at the Western & Southern Open.While his regular rivals Roger Federer
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Andy Murray avenges Wimbledon defeat, wins Olympic gold beating Federer
Tennis | Aug 05, 2012, 09:50 PM ISTLondon, Aug 5: British tennis star Andy Murray won the men's singles gold in tennis today at Wimbledon convincingly beating Roger Federer 6-2,6-1, 6-4 in the final. Murray avenged his tear-jerking Wimbledon final loss by
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Andy Murray avenges Wimbledon defeat, wins Olympic gold beating Federer
World | Aug 05, 2012, 09:50 PM ISTLondon, Aug 5: British tennis star Andy Murray won the men's singles gold in tennis today at Wimbledon convincingly beating Roger Federer 6-2,6-1, 6-4 in the final. Murray avenged his tear-jerking Wimbledon final loss by
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Federer passes Sampras for record time at No. 1
Tennis | Jul 16, 2012, 05:45 PM ISTLondon, Jul 16: Roger Federer has surpassed Pete Sampras to set the record for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings.After winning Wimbledon a week ago, Federer returned to the top for
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Roger Federer wins 7th Wimbledon title
Tennis | Jul 08, 2012, 11:38 PM ISTWimbledon, Jul 8: Once the Centre Court roof was closed, nothing could stop Roger Federer from winning his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title.The 30-year-old Federer finally equaled Pete Sampras' record at the All England Club, and
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Britain hails Andy Murray as a hero
Tennis | Jul 07, 2012, 09:33 PM ISTLondon, Jul 7: Andy Murray has messed up a lot of people's weekend plans.Murray's surprise victory in the Wimbledon semifinals, after losing at the same stage three years running, has left British royalty, politicians and
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Djokovic-Federer, Nadal-Ferrer in French Open SF
Tennis | Jun 07, 2012, 10:09 PM ISTParis, Jun 7: A year ago in the French Open semifinals, Roger Federer put a stop to Novak Djokovic's 43-match winning streak.That also was the last time Djokovic lost at any Grand Slam tournament.When the
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Federer comes back to beat Del Potro in Paris
Tennis | Jun 06, 2012, 12:29 PM ISTParis, June 6: Roger Federer came back from a two-set deficit for the seventh time in his career and beat Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 at the French Open on
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Djokovic, Federer come back, set French rematch
Tennis | Jun 06, 2012, 11:38 AM ISTParis, June 6: As the chilly evening air swirled, and raindrops fell, and the thousands of spectators pulling for his opponent hushed, Novak Djokovic stood a single point from exiting the French Open.A single point
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Men go to form, women don't at French Open
Tennis | Jun 05, 2012, 02:11 PM ISTParis, June 5: Heading into the quarterfinals of the French Open, the men's draw includes all the usual suspects - Djokovic, Nadal, Federer - while the names on the women's bracket look as if they've
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Djokovic, Federer move on at French Open
Tennis | Jun 04, 2012, 05:28 PM ISTParis, June 4: Rowdy fans waved the tricolor and a few thousand more shouted out "Allez Tsonga" at Roland Garros on Sunday -- willing their beloved Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to close out an unpredictable day