Federer fires past Seppi in Basle - Summary
Basle, Switzerland - Roger Federer punished Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-3 in 61 minutes Wednesday to flex his muscles on the way to the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors. It was a workman-like performance from the world number 1, winner of his las...
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Chiudinelli continues Swiss success in Basle
Basle, Switzerland - Marco Chiudinelli joined compatriot Roger Federer with more home success at the Swiss Indoors Tuesday as the wild card rose to the occasion over eighth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 7-5. A day after world number one ...
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Fatigued Federer withdraws from October ATP Asian swing
Tokyo - Roger Federer Friday withdrew from next month's run of ATP Asian events in Tokyo and Shanghai, saying he needed to rest after a gruelling season. The Swiss world number one had complained of fatigue after helping his nation last weekend to re...
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Federer remains top of men's tennis rankings
Hamburg - Roger Federer continues to top an unchanged top 10 in the latest ATP tennis rankings issued on Monday. Federer has 11,255 points, followed by Spain's Rafael Nadal (8,845) and Andy Murray (8,390). ...
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Djokovic off and running with win in Basle - Summary
Basle, Switzerland - Novak Djokoic showed his form in the heartland of rival Roger Federer, earning 6-3, 7-5 first-round win over Andreas Beck Tuesday at the Swiss Indoors. Beck's loss capped a bad day for Germany, with Benjamin Becker and Philipp Ko...
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Home event Basel to fete Federer with controversy raging
Basle, Switzerland - Roger Federer's return to tennis after a five-week pause will be celebrated with joyous voices as his home Swiss Indoors honours the world number one local hero Monday. Amid the a bid from anti-smoking forces to somehow get the S...
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Federer says he'll be back for Basle start
Zurich, - Roger Federer says that his autumn break from tennis is just about done, with the world number one set for a return after a month off with his family as he plays the Basle Indoors in eight days. I have been back practising and training now f...
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Davis Cup 2010 could crowd Federer schedule
Zurich - Roger Federer has a tough decision to make in early 2010 as he debates the merits of fighting to continue his current ATP domination or trying to fill an empty space on his bulging trophy shelf. Switzerland are drawn away to mighty Spain in ...
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Federer unnerved by Agassi drug revelations
Zurich - The Andre Agassi crystal meth revelations, to be fully explained in his autobiography next month, have come as a shock to world number one Roger Federer. The top seed at his home event from Monday in Basle told local media that Agassi's conf...
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Federer working with new physio to increase tennis shelf life
Basle, Switzerland - Roger Federer looks to be ready to fulfill his pledge to play in the 2012 London Olympic event at Wimbledon after hiring a full-time physio from the ranks of the ATP. The 28-year-old world number one has taken on Stephane Vivier,...
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Djokovic knocks Federer off in Basle upset - Summary
Basle, Switzerland - Novak Djokovic upset Roger Federer 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 Sunday to seize the Swiss Indoors title from the home favourite. The Serb second seed said the result turned on a marathon 24-minute 10th game of the opening set, which Djokovic wo...
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Djokovic stuns Federer to win Basle title
Basle, Switzerland - Novak Djokovic upset Roger Federer 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 Sunday to seize the Swiss Indoors title from the home favourite. The Serb second seed said the result turned on a marathon 24-minute 10th game of the opening set, which Djokovic wo...
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Injured Murray pulls from Tokyo
Tokyo - Andy Murray dealt a second pullout blow to next week's Japan Open event as the Scot withdrew Thursday with a wrist injury. His pullout came just days after Roger Federer also cancelled, citing the fatigue of a season where he reached all four...
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Federer heads unchanged men's tennis rankings
Hamburg - Switzerland's Roger Federer continues to top an unchanged top 10 in the latest ATP men's tennis rankings issued on Monday. Federer has 11,255 points, followed by Spain's Rafael Nadal (8,845) and Andy Murray (8,390). ...
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Del Potro on call as Federer standby at Kooyong
Melbourne - Argentine Juan Del Potro was Tuesday drafted into standby for Roger Federer as the pre-Australian Open AAMI Classic waits on the Swiss to finalise his 2010 playing schedule. US Open winner and world number-five Del Potro will take over as...
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Djokovic takes number three ranking with place in Beijing final
Beijing - Novak Djokovic defeated Robin Soderling 6-3, 6-3 Saturday to reach the final of the China Open and surge past injured Andy Roddick in the rankings. Djokovic is to return to third in the world behind number one Roger Federer and Beijing top ...
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Federer, Nadal to start 2010 in Qutar again
Doha, Qatar - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will again start their tennis seasons with New Year's appearances at the Capitala World Championship before heading to Australia to prepare for the Grand Slam. Officials at the December 31-January 2 event ...
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Federer top as Djokovic closes in on top three
Hamburg - Roger Federer maintained first place in the latest men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP as Novak Djokovic closed in on the top three with a Beijing title the previous day. The Swiss Federer leads the way with 11,255 points from...
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Federer top; Djokovic and Davydenko climb
Hamburg - Roger Federer retained the top spot in the men's tennis rankings on Monday while Novak Djokovic returned to third and Nikolay Davydenko climbed into sixth place. Switzerland's Federer has 10,805 points in the latest ATP list to lead from Sp...
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Federer in command in ATP rankings
Hamburg - Roger Federer of Switzerland led the way in an unchanged top 10 in the latest men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP. Federer has 10,305 points for a comfortable advantage over Spanish rival Rafael Nadal (9,095) and Serbia's Nova...
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Federer tops ATP rankings
Hamburg - Roger Federer of Switzerland remained top of the men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP, with no major changes in the top 10. Federer has 10,055 points as he leads from Spanish rival Rafael Nadal (8,845) and Serb Novak Djokovic (...
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