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  • Andy Roddick and the Unlikely Win Over Roger Federer

    Andy Roddick did beat Roger Federer earlier this month in the Madison Square Garden exhibition, but that wasn’t suppose to reflect on big tournaments, on actually important ATP Tour Masters events. Well, it happened. For only the third time in his 24 matches with Roger, Roddick came out on top, winning 7-6, 1-6, 6-4 in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne.

  • Roger Federer Very Far From Retirement Plans

    Roger Federer has been hearing the talks, the criticism, the calls for retirement. They’ve been going on for three years now, more or less. The voices grow stronger after a disappointing finish to a Grand Slam tournament, like in 2010, when he couldn’t make it past the quarter finals at the Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Those voices dissappear when he wins the Indian Wells, his third tournament in 2012.

  • Roger Federer Hasn’t Looked This Good in Years

    Roger Federer talked earlier this year about his desire, and belief, regarding a return to the number one spot in the World. After winning the 2012 Indian Wells Masters, his third consecutive title this season, he’s still at number 3, but it’s getting easier to believe that he’s bound to win at least one Grand Slam title before the end of the year.

  • Roger Federer Planning On Winning Indian Wells

    Roger Federer isn’t the favorite to win at Indian Wells. Right now, any tournament Novak Djokovic signs up for puts him at the top of the list, but Federer is coming in with two consecutive titles in the bag, winning at Rotterdam and later in Dubai. Obviously, he and plenty of others see him as the favorite to win the first Masters tournament of the season.

  • Don’t Get All Excited About Roddick Beating Federer – IT WAS AN EXHIBITION MATCH!

    Roger Federer has always been somewhat of a bane on Andy Roddick’s career. They’ve met in four grand slam finals, with Federer winning all of them. Roddick has only beaten him twice in 23 matches. Last night, at the Madison Square Garden, he got a rare win, beating Federer 7-5, 7-6 (7) but alas, it was only an Exhibition match.

  • Roger Federer Looks Different, Andy Murray Just the Same

    Roger Federer won his second tournament of 2012, beating Andy Murray (7-5, 6-4) in straight sets to claim his fifth Dubai title and 72nd in his career, making it 10 consecutive wins for him and heading in to the more intensive ATP 1000 Masters months a bit more optimistic about his ability to win a Grand Slam after a long drought.

  • Rafael Nadal Confident Novak Djokovic Can Be Beaten

    Rafael Nadal isn’t giving up on winning more Grand Slam titles while Novak Djokovic keeps up his incredible form for over a year now, saying the five time Grand Slam champion is undoubtedly the best in the world right now, but even at this level, is beatable.

  • Roger Federer Beating Del Potro at Rotterdam Doesn’t Mean Much in the Long Run

    Roger Federer won his first ATP tournament of 2012 and his first since the London ATP World Tour Finals by beating Juan Martin Del Porto 6-4, 6-1 at the Rotterdam Open (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament), making it his 71st single’s title and a nice way to re-start the season after his disappointing Davis cup performance against the United States.

  • Roger Federer Won’t be Number One Again

    Roger Federer, at 30 years of age, 16 grand slam titles and 70 singles titles, still has the hunger to pursue more titles, more money, and even regaining the ATP rankings number one spot which he held on to so easily and successfully during years past. The problem is the consistency and ability, compared to someone like Novak Djokovic, isn’t there anymore.

  • Roger Federer – 15 Years of Hair in 40 Seconds

    Roger Federer has been part of the Tennis World, a prominent one, for nearly a decade now. Erupting onto the scene by beating Pete Sampras, and soon following it with four years of complete dominance on all courts except for the Roland Garros, with the final loose end taken care of in 2009.