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Federer goes back to the start — Wimbledon
After Rafael Nadal equalled Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open titles, Roger Federer is focusing on matching Pete Sampras’s seven Wimbledon wins.
Like Swiss chocolate on the grass court
If great memories sustain great players, Roger Federer is drawing on one of his most cherished as he pursues Pete Sampras’s Wimbledon record.
Federer vows to keep breaking records
Roger Federer has vowed to continue rewriting tennis history after clinching a sixth Wimbledon title on Sunday.
Federer will feel the nerves of Slam record bid
Roger Federer admits he will begin to feel the weight of history if his bid to break Pete Sampras’s Grand Slam record goes the distance at Wimbledon.
Federer to regain title as king of courts?
This year Roger Federer comes to the Australian Open with a few questions to answer — the one is can he regain number-one ranking?
Sampras beats McEnroe on return to UK
A fast court, plenty of fast serves and a straight-sets win. It was all vintage Pete Sampras.
French clock ticking for Federer
Pete Sampras tried 13 times to win a French Open and 13 times he failed. Roger Federer, who is surely destined to surpass the American’s 14 Grand Slam titles, is about to embark…
Federer faces crisis after miserable run
Once-unstoppable Roger Federer finds himself without a title entering the clay-court portion of the ATP season, a situation that has the world number one looking for reasons why…
Federer edges Sampras in exhibition match
World number one Roger Federer enjoyed a special moment on Monday when he beat Pete Sampras in an electrifying exhibition match in New York’s Madison Square Garden. ”It was like…
Federer humbled by Djokovic in semis
Roger Federer’s invincibility was pierced, then pummelled and finally pulled apart at Melbourne Park on Friday, the world number one being brutally ejected from the Australian…
Federer faces Djokovic threat to supremacy
The tennis world has been yearning for someone to challenge Roger Federer’s record-breaking domination and Novak Djokovic is being touted as the one in Friday’s Australian Open…
Federer at dominant best as Ivanovic, Djokovic roll on
Roger Federer was at his dominant best on Wednesday to book a place in the Australian Open semifinals as Ana Ivanovic brought Venus Williams’s tournament to a juddering halt. The…
Rivals talk up ‘beatable’ Federer
A bullish mood is spreading among his rivals that dominating world number one Roger Federer is beatable coming into the showpiece rounds of the Australian Open. The Swiss top…
Federer cruises into quarters
Swiss top seed Roger Federer recovered from his major scare in the previous round to cruise into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a straight sets victory over Tomas…