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Felix Flying High, Wins Antwerp Title To Continue Turin Pursuit
Felix Auger-Aliassime is making his case for a place at the Nitto ATP Finals loud and clear. The Canadian won his second title in as many weeks on Sunday when he defeated Sebastian Korda 6-3, 6-4 for the European Open trophy in Antwerp. “It’s another great week…. Read More ›
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‘#RogerFederer will leave bigger mark than #NovakDjokovic and is a bigger icon than #RafaelNadal’
Former Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych believes Roger Federer will leave a bigger legacy in tennis than Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic even though he won’t be the best player of all time in terms of the number of Grand Slams… Read More ›
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Tough To Topple! #Federer’s Most Untouchable Records
1. 1. 237 Consecutive Weeks At No. 1 2. Won 24 Consecutive Tour-Level Finals 3. Reached 23 Consecutive Grand Slam Semi-Finals 4. Won Two Different Slams, Five Consecutive Times 5. 65 Straight Wins On Grass 6. Won At Least One… Read More ›
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#Auger-#Aliassime stuns #Djokovic to help Team World win #LaverCup for 1st time
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime added a singles victory over Novak Djokovic to an earlier doubles win Sunday to help Team World to victory over Team Europe in the Laver Cup. Auger-Aliassime, a 22-year-old from Montreal, beat the 21-time Grand Slam champion… Read More ›
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20 #Tennis Grand Slams, $1.1 Billion In Earnings: #RogerFederer’s Legendary Career By The Numbers
Roger Federer said on social media last week that he was ready to retire, and now the fateful day is here: The 41-year-old tennis legend will take the court for the final time as a professional on Friday alongside Rafael Nadal in a doubles… Read More ›
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#Federer one of the greatest athletes of any sport: #Djokovic
Novak Djokovic hailed the retiring Roger Federer as one of the greatest athletes of all time and said he would leave a lasting legacy for the world of tennis. The 41-year-old Swiss great will play competitively for the last time… Read More ›
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#CNN – #Tennis: Playing final match on Friday alongside #RafaelNadal would be ‘special,’ says #RogerFederer
After numerous close battles against each other over the years, Roger Federer said it would be a “special moment” to be able to partner Rafael Nadal in the final match of his career. Federer, who will retire from tennis after this week’s Laver… Read More ›
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#Tennis: For a time, #RogerFederer made his small country feel truly big
When the moment arrived, when the inevitable occurred and Roger Federer announced his retirement, it felt to us Swiss almost as though he had died. On the front pages of the nation’s major newspapers, his face was printed in shades of… Read More ›
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#BBC Sports: #RogerFederer retires – #Swiss legend a tennis great who reached sporting perfection
“You have to wonder if he’s from the same planet.” Over the past 20 years it was not only Novak Djokovic who wondered if Roger Federer had been crafted and dropped onto Centre Court by the tennis gods. The greats… Read More ›