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Murray fourth seed at Aussie Open

Andy Murray is seeded fourth, behind Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer for this month’s Australian Open in Melbourne.

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Injured Federer out of Qatar Open

Defending champion Roger Federer withdraws from the Qatar Open with a back injury ahead of his semi-final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

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Federer Withdraws Prior To Doha Semi-final

Defending Doha champion Roger Federer pulled out of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open Friday prior to his semi-final match with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The World No. 3 cited a back injury as the cause of his withdrawal.

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Nadal & Federer through to Qatar quarters

Defending Qatar Open champion Roger Federer and world number two Rafael Nadal make progress to the quarter-finals in Doha.

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Federer, Roddick Among 14 Recipients Of 2012 ‘ATP Aces For Charity’ Grants

The ATP has announced the 14 recipients of its ATP ACES For Charity grant programme for 2012, including the Roger Federer Foundation, Andy Roddick Foundation and the BNP Paribas Open’s Champions Volunteer Foundation. Grants of $10,000 each will be awarded by the ATP on an annual basis to charitable causes nominated by ATP World Tour players and tournaments. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Djokovic too strong for Federer

Novak Djokovic continues his 2012 preparations with victory over Roger Federer at the World Tennis Championship exhibition in Abu Dhabi.

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Djokovic Wins Abu Dhabi Exhibition Debut

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Gael Monfils 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 to set up a semi-final clash with Roger Federer at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship Thursday in Abu Dhabi

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Countdown To 2012 – Roger Reaches For No. 1

As part of our ‘Countdown to 2012′ series, ATPWorldTour.com looks at whether Roger Federer can regain the World No. 1 ranking this coming season. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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LTA chief avoids rankings target

Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper refuses to predict how many British players will be in the top 100 in five years but concedes the rate of progress has been “unacceptable”.

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Djokovic Earns Season Record $12.6M In Prize Money

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has ended the 2011 season with a record prize money haul of $12,619,803, eclipsing the $10.1 million earned by Rafael Nadal last year and Roger Federer in 2007. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer: "I’m Still Improving"

Even at the age of 30, sixteen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer believes he is still improving as a tennis player. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Live – Federer v Ferrer

World number four Roger Federer faces fifth seed David Ferrer in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

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Federer Stuns Nadal, Qualifies For SFs

Five-time titlist and defending champion Roger Federer qualified for the semi-finals at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over his great rival, second seed Rafael Nadal.

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Federer Stuns Nadal, Qualifies For SFs

Five-time titlist and defending champion Roger Federer qualified for the semi-finals at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over his great rival, second seed Rafael Nadal. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Starts Title Defence With Tsonga Win In First Group B Match

Five-time champion Roger Federer began his title defence at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round-robin match of Group B at The O2 in London. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Top players set for season finale

The world’s top eight players are set for the climax of the season with Roger Federer seeking to defend his ATP World Tour Finals crown in London.

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Djokovic: Head Of The Class

Novak Djokovic has long been a student of the game. Now he’s using his high tennis IQ to reach new heights in an era once dominated by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Nadal To Meet Defending Champion Federer In Group B; Djokovic-Murray In Group A

Defending champion Roger Federer will meet World No.

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Federer wins 800th career match

World number four Roger Federer registers the 800th win of his career as he overcomes Juan Monaco 6-3 7-5 in their Paris Masters quarter-final.

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Federer Records 800th Career Match Win

Swiss superstar Roger Federer has become the seventh man in the Open Era to earn 800 career match wins. He is still 424 victories shy of Jimmy Connors’ all-time record of 1,242 match wins. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Beats Mannarino; Gasquet Up Next

No. 3 seed Roger Federer continued his recent run of form with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over wild card Adrian Mannarino in the second round of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris on Wednesday. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Claims 41st Win In Basel; Faces Wawrinka Next

Four-time champion Roger Federer notched his 41st win at the Swiss Indoors Basel on Friday as he dismissed long-time rival Andy Roddick 6-3, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the ATP World Tour 500 indoor event. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Opens Hometown Title Bid; Baghdatis Overcomes Troicki

World No. 4 Roger Federer began his campaign for a fifth title at his hometown tournament, the Swiss Indoors Basel, with a 7-6(3), 6-4 win over Italian Potito Starace on Monday evening. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Opens Hometown Title Bid; Baghdatis Overcomes Troicki

Federer Says ‘Body Is Ready’ For Basel

World No. 4 Roger Federer returns to his hometown of Basel this week to play his first tournament since falling in the semi-finals of the US Open to eventual champion Novak Djokovic. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Names Nationale Suisse Locomotive

Sixteen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, brand ambassador for National Suisse, officially named the Nationale Suisse locomotive at Basel’s freight terminal at midday on Friday. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Roddick keen to reduce schedule

Andy Roddick backs the call to reduce players’ punishing schedules after Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer pull out of the Shanghai Masters.

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Federer Withdraws From Shanghai

World No. 3 Roger Federer regrettably announced his withdrawal from the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Friday. The Swiss reached the final of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament last year, finishing runner-up to Andy Murray

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Rafa Walks A Mile In Roger’s Shoes

Rafael Nadal now surely knows what it’s like to walk a mile in Roger Federer’s shoes. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Djokovic fightback stuns Federer

Novak Djokovic saves two match points against Roger Federer for the second year running to win a thrilling US Open semi-final.

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Live – Djokovic v Federer

Novak Djokovic meets Roger Federer for a place in the US Open final, with Andy Murray facing Rafael Nadal in the second semi-final not before 1945 BST and the women’s semis also taking place on day 13.

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Federer Suffers More US Open Heartbreak

After his glory years at Flushing Meadows from 2004-2008, Roger Federer suffered a cruel blow at the US Open for the third year in a row on Saturday, losing to Novak Djokovic after holding a 5-3, 40/15 lead in the fifth set. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Murray Too Strong For Young; Faces Isner Or Simon In QFs

Andy Murray has reached the US Open quarter-finals for the first time since finishing runner-up to Roger Federer in 2008. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Murray Too Strong For Young; Faces Isner Or Simon In QFs

Federer Seeking Revenge Over Tsonga; Djokovic In All-Serbian Clash

World No. 3 Roger Federer dazzled in a late-night finish on Monday at Flushing Meadows, as he dismantled Juan Monaco in just 82 minutes

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Federer Seeking Revenge Over Tsonga; Djokovic In All-Serbian Clash

Federer Surges Into Quarter-finals, Tsonga Lies In Wait

Five-time former champion Roger Federer sent out a powerful message to his US Open title rivals on Monday night as he thumped Juan Monaco 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 in a fourth-round match that finished at 1:13am in New York. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Survives Cilic Challenge; Qualifies For Finals

Five-time former champion Roger Federer defeated No. 27 seed Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday for a fourth round berth at the US Open. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer coasts into round three

Third seed Roger Federer is safely through to the third round of the US Open following a straight sets victory over Israel’s Dudi Sela.

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Federer Races Into Third Round; Cilic, Tsonga Advance

Five-time champion Roger Federer needed just one hour and 17 minutes to record a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win over Israeli Dudi Sela on Thursday at Flushing Meadows.

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Federer Opens US Open Title Tilt

Five-time US Open champion Roger Federer did not have it all his own way in the first round, but finished strongly to defeat Santiago Giraldo 6-4, 6-3 6-2 in the Monday night session at the US Open.

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Roger Federer: The Road Ahead

At 30 years of age, Roger Federer’s love for the sport has not dimmed.

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Roger Federer: The Road Ahead

Berdych Knocks Out Defending Champ Federer

No. 8 seed Tomas Berdych ousted two-time defending champion Roger Federer on Friday at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, defeating the World No. 3 6-2, 7-6(3) in one hour and 32 minutes.

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