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At the Net: Can Federer defend at the Big W?

In the category of no rest for the weary, yet another Grand Slam event will swing into action next week when Wimbledon commences, with Roger Federer as the defending champion.Federer wasn't the favorite there last year, but the men's-record 17-time major titlist managed to nail down a seventh Wimbledon championship in 10 years by overcoming sentimental British crowd favorite Andy Murray in four sets in the final on the famed Centre Court at the storied All England Club.Either Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Murray was expected to run the table at the AEC a year ago, but no one told a soon-to-be-31-year-old (at the time) Federer, who was supposedly "done" capturing major titles.With his surprise victory, Federer tied Pete Sampras for the most men's Wimbledon singles titles in the Open Era (since 1968). William Renshaw was also a seven-time winner between 1881 and 1889 during the Amateur Era.I don't know about you, but I'd have to take Federer or Sampras over Bill Renshaw any day of the ...

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