Roger Federer News

DURING his playing career, former hockey international K. Balasingam had met several sport icons, but none was as friendly as one whom he had met recently - Swiss tennis master Roger Federer.

Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head.

No 1? Will Roger Federer become the first man to win 15 grand slam titles? An early impression of these championships sees a long-haired Romanian with improbable flair and a refined sense of showmanship flinging himself hither and thither, flicking the ball between his legs and handing his racket to old ladies and ball boys imploring them to have a ...

Once again these two great competitors face off in a grand slam final. I will outline what each guy must do to win, as well as match up shots.

After the days of mounting expectation, the breathless talk of a possible Wimbledon victory, Andy Murray last night found himself instead occupying a depressingly familiar British role a ' that of valiant, frustrated loser.

THE SUN: Michael Owen has agreed terms to join Manchester United. The out-of-contract striker will take a 50% pay cut for a shock last chance to rescue his injury-plagued career.

SALFORD coach Shaun McRae believes facing St Helens tonight is as tough as coming up against Roger Federer or Andy Murray at Wimbledon.

When Venus and Serena have eight Wimbledon championships between them, will Americans give them their due? Published: July 2, 2009 17:51 ET BOSTON - Having steamrolled their way to the semifinals, in mirror-image fashion, without losing a set, the Williams sisters - both facing Russian rivals - took decidedly different paths to Saturday's Wimbledon ...

LLEYTON Hewitt will take greater self-belief into next month's US Open after exiting Wimbledon with a gallant quarter-final loss to Andy Roddick.

Wimbledon finals tickets are going on sale for thousands of pounds as touts try to cash in on Murraymania.

After supervising around 3,000 re-strings during the Wimbledon fortnight one might think Roger Dalton could put his feet up with a bowl of strawberries on Sunday and watch the men's singles final in peace.

Tiger Woods is not expecting to see US President Barack Obama this week while playing host to the PGA National, but the world number one is staying in touch with tennis pal Roger Federer .

Roger Federer tamed the huge serve of Ivo Karlovic to glide into his 21st consecutive grand slam semi-final with the minimum of fuss on Centre Court.

Lleyton Hewitt had a 45 minute practice session on an outside court yesterday ahead of tonight's Wimbledon quarter-final against Andy Roddick, still suffering some soreness, but showing no major inconvenience from the thigh injury he battled during his five-set win over Radek Stepanek in the fourth round.

Three months ago it would have been difficult to picture Juan Carlos Ferrero, Andy Murray's quarter-final opponent here this afternoon, as Rafael Nadal's predecessor as the best player in Spain.

Mirka Vavrinec, partner of Switzerland's Roger Federer, leaves her seat on Centre Court after Federer beat Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-4, 7-6, 7-6, on the seventh day of the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates scoring during the men's singles fourth round match against Dudi Sela of Israel at the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Britain, on June 29 2009.

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WIMBLEDON, England Andy Roddick has advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating Tomas Berdych .

Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 9:08 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 9:08 p.m. THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.