Posts Tagged "Roger Federer"
French Open preview: Men’s draw most open in years.
By Jocelyn McLennan, 11 May 2013
Injuries to top ranked players and stunning form from some of the lower-ranked players have made the lead up to Paris most intriguing. Picking this year’s champion is a very difficult task.
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Nadal thrashes Federer at Indian Wells
By Jocelyn McLennan, 15 Mar 2013 Any doubts about whether Rafael Nadal is back to his best were annihilated when he trounced long-time rival Roger Federer 6-4, 6-2 in one hour, 24 minutes in their quarter-final at the Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California.
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Federer and Nadal to clash in the desert
By Jocelyn McLennan, 15 Mar 2013 World number two Roger Federer survived a scare in the fourth round of the Paribas Open in Indian Wells, needing three sets to defeat his countryman and good friend Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-3, 6-7, 7-5.
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Am I the only sports fan who is getting heartily sick of the overuse of the word “great” to describe our sportmen and their achievements?
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Andy Murray’s troubles come from inside
By Myles Stedman, 3 Feb 2013 ‘Mr Consistency’ Andy Murray has scored himself another runner-up trophy that will probably end up on his mother Judy’s shelf or in the rubbish bin. Yes that’s right, it’s that time of year when all the knee-jerk articles about Murray come out again.
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Nadal’s comeback will be worth the wait
By k77sujith, 1 Feb 2013 The name Rafael Nadal is synonymous with success and high expectations.
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Federer the champion rises and rises again
By Tavis, 26 Jan 2013 This time three years ago, Roger Federer was quite possibly the biggest name in world sport, having finished 2009 as world number one, making all four grand slam finals, winning his sixth Wimbledon title and finally clinching his first French Open.
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Fairytales, cover-ups and sporting fantasy
By Aleks Duric, 26 Jan 2013I don’t cycle. I haven’t ridden a bike this millennium. I look terrible in tight, fluoro coloured lycra. I’ve never shaved my legs – my razor would never forgive me.
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Another Grand Slam and again the top four men’s seeds went are through to the semis. Tonight, second seed Roger Federer and third seed Andy Murray square off for the 20th time, the winner to play a red hot Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final.
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Can the WTA’s top four emulate their ATP counterparts?
By mastermind5991, 25 Jan 2013 One man started it all in 2003. Roger Federer, still struggling to make a name for himself in Grand Slam tournaments since knocking off Pete Sampras at Wimbledon in 2001, finally achieved his goal of winning a Grand Slam title.
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Federer must be at best to stop Murray
By Darren Walton, 25 Jan 2013 Roger Federer will carry a decided grand slam edge into Friday night’s Australian Open semi-final with Andy Murray but knows he must be at the very top of his game to stop the now Great Scot.
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Lance polluting our children’s minds
By The Duffster, 25 Jan 2013I was sitting at home recently watching the highly entertaining Federer v Tsonga Australian Open quarterfinal when my seven year old son said, “Tsonga must be on drugs.”
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Roger Federer faces his toughest test at the Australian Open thus far when he plays in-form Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in tonight’s quarter-final. Join us for live scores and commentary from 7:30pm AEDT.
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Humble Federer happy his game has endured
By Darren Walton, 23 Jan 2013 Even Roger Federer once harboured self-doubts and the humble Swiss has expressed his relief at “living through a drastic generation change” to carve out a career of unrivalled longevity and excellence.
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Federer relentless in overcoming Raonic
By Guy Hand, 22 Jan 2013 It was everything everyone’s come to expect from Roger Federer – relentless, error-free tennis to bemuse, break down and eventually beat another Grand Slam opponent.
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Bernard Tomic’s loss to Roger Federer on Saturday night ended the hopes of the Aussies at the Australian Open and also ended the Australian summer in the WTA and the ATP.
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Go Milos, go! Raonic vs Federer preview
By Kate Smart, 21 Jan 2013 Tonight’s fourth round meeting between Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Canada’s Milos Raonic should be a cracker of a game.
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Armstrong has hurt all sports: Federer
By Sam Lienert, 20 Jan 2013Tennis great Roger Federer says athletes in all sports have been hurt by the Lance Armstrong drugs scandal.
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Tomic vs Federer: Australian Open 2013 live scores, blog
By Alan Nicolea, 19 Jan 2013 Bernard Tomic remains undefeated this year but he now measures himself against the one and only Roger Federer in the third round of the 2013 Australian Open. Join us for live scores and commentary from 7:00pm AEDT.
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Tomic versus Federer showdown at the Australian Open
By mastermind5991, 18 Jan 2013 Here we go again. For the second year in a row, Bernard Tomic will face Roger Federer at the Australian Open.
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