World number Roger Federer loses to French Julien Benneteau 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, November 11. It is considered as Benneteau’s, best career victory while a sad loss for Federer since the he has never been further than the quarterfinals in seven appearances.
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Currently the World number one and five-time defending champion, Roger Federer moves to the men’s final of the US Open on Sunday. He defeated Serbian fourth seed Novak Djokovic in a 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 7-5 win in his most amazing shot in his tennis career.
Federer will play for his sixth consecutive US Open title, 16th [...]
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And that ends the line of American players in the 2009 U.S. Open. Fernando Verdasco of Spain defeated American John Isner in a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 score last Monday, September 7. It is the first time in 41 years in the history of US Open that no American had made it into the quarterfinals.
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The first match for male quarterfinals was between Roger Federer and Ivo Karlovic. Karlovic is known for his killer serve and everybody assumed that he’ll give Federer a hard time. But as it turns out, it was easy for Federer and won 6-3 7-5 7-6. This would be Federer’s 21st straight Grand Slam semifinal. If [...]
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Roger Federer was shocked after he was attacked by an obsessed fan at the French Open on Sunday, June 7. The fan got past security and in to the tennis court where he waved a Barcelona flag in front of Federer and tried to wrap a hat on his head.
The securities immediately came and seized [...]
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