From the moment Rafa Nadal got knocked out last week, this French Open was pretty much handed to Roger Federer. Upstart Swede Robin Soderling couldn’t stop him, and neither could one overzealous fan who came on to the court to try and give Federer an FC Barcelona hat midway through the second set. We’re not huge tennis [...]
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June 07, 2009
During the second set of the French Open, Roger Federer was hassled by a person waving a Barcelona flag, who somehow managed to make his way onto the Roland Garros court and get all up in Federer's face. The man didn't appear to have deadly intentions, but he was close enough to actually touch Federer and practically drape a flag over his head. Fandome has the full video...
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June 08, 2009
I'm sure there were tens of millions of people watching the exciting Federer-Soderling match on Sunday morning...But just in case, you decided to...I don't know, sleep in or something, some stupid ass fan tried to put a hat on Roger Federer yesterday. He causes chaos for a few seconds and even manages to pull a Barry Sanders on the French security force....Finally, after...
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June 07, 2009
Tim Joyce from Real Clear Sports feels that Roger Federer’s recent win at the French Open shouldn’t matter as much as most think. Joyce believes that, because of Rafael Nadal’s absence in the final, Federer doesn’t deserve the high praise.
When a Grand Slam tournament loses its star player and main attraction, there’s often a tendency [...]
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June 08, 2009
BRUSSELS (AP) -- IOC president Jacques Rogge says Roger Federer is now arguably "the best ever playe...
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June 07, 2009
by Greg CouchFiled under: French Open, ATPBy the time he got off his knees, pulled his face out of his hands and reached into his pocket for the ball he would hit it to screaming fans, the tears were already flowing. Five months ago, Roger Federer's tears were supposed to be the sign of his dismantling. On Sunday, they were about all that is good in tennis: Good guy. Doing things...
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June 07, 2009
Roger Federer won his first French Open championship Sunday to tie Pete Sampras' record of 14 major titles and complete a career Grand Slam.
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June 08, 2009
Fresh off his first French Open title, Roger Federer considers himself the man to beat at Wimbledon.
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June 07, 2009
A man ran onto the court during the second set of Sunday's French Open final, waved a flag and tried to place a red hat on Roger Federer's head.
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June 08, 2009
Roger Federer finally won the elusive French Open. He not only had to beat Robin Soderling, he also had to withstand an oddly fully clothed streaker who seemingly wanted to have a word with him.Two things to take notice of in this video:1) Security at this event is horrible and really slow.2) But once they catch you, you're going down hard.If you think Federer looked confused...
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June 08, 2009
Now that he's won the French, it's time for some new goals. Zack Pierce found 11 records Roger Federer doesn't own.
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June 06, 2009
Tomorrow morning, Roger Federer will attempt to not only win his first French Open title, but also tie Pete Sampras’ record of 14 career Grand Slams. Federer will face No. 23-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden. Soderling, who has never before made it to even a Grand Slam semifinal, has had a fantastic run this year [...]
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June 07, 2009
June 7: Roger Federer was honored to receive his champion's trophy from Andre Agassi, the fifth man to win a career Grand Slam. (NBC Sports)
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June 07, 2009
Roger Federer wants his 14th Slam. Robin Soderling wants to play spoiler. Who'll win? Follow the French Open final LIVE.
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