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Roger Federer

Roger Federer () (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP No. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks from 2 February 2004 to 18 August 2008. Federer has occupied the #1 ranking for 285 overall weeks, one week short of the record 286 weeks held by Pete Sampras.

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With a birthday during the French Open, Nadal celebrates at Roland Garros one way or another

Rafael Nadal has made a habit of celebrating at Roland Garros, and it's not just because his June 3 birthday falls during the French Open.

This year, he is focused is so squarely on winning a record seventh French Open that he couldn't even remember exactly when he will turn 26."When is my birthday?" Nadal said Thursday after being asked if he had anything special planned. "I don't know the day."When you play on clay like Nadal, the only date to remember is the day of the French Open final, and that's exactly a week later this year."Difficult to celebrate ... when you are in the middle of the tournament, but sure, I'm going to go for dinner with the team," Nadal said. "I don't know if some family going to come. I don't know yet."The second-seeded Nadal improved his French Open record to 47-1 on Thursday, beating Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-2, 6-0. If he wins five more matches, he will break the record of six French Open titles he shares with Bjorn Borg.Nadal wasn't the only recor...

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  1. Federer no longer involved with IMG

    Roger Federer is no longer represented by International Management Group (IMG) after the 16-times grand-slam champion's agent Tony Godsick left the company, IMG said...

  2. Federer recovers from wobble to move into fourth round

    The imperious swagger was absent as Roger Federer recovered from a mid-match wake-up call to move into the French Open fourth round with a 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5 victory ov...

  3. Roger Federer against stretched to 4 sets at French Open; Sharapova, Stephens of US win

    Even though Roger Federer was again far from his best, he still managed to win at the French Open.The 2009 champion at Roland Garros was pushed to four sets Friday f...

  4. Federer moves into round of 16 at French Open

    Former champion and four-time runner-up Roger Federer was among Friday's third-round winners at the French Open.The third-seeded former world No. 1 superstar got pas...

  5. Lucky loser Goffin enjoys French Open record run

    Belgian David Goffin, at 21 the youngest player left in the draw, beat Pole Lukasz Kubot 7-6 7-5 6-1 on Friday to become the first lucky loser to reach the French Op...

  6. Roger Federer again stretched to 4 sets at French Open; Stephens of US, Sharapova win

    Even though Roger Federer was again far from his best, he still managed to advance at the French Open.Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka, the top-ranked man and wo...

  7. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic advances to 4th round at French Open with straight-set victory

    Top-ranked Novak Djokovic extended his Grand Slam win streak to 24 matches by beating Nicolas Devilder of France 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 Friday in the third round of the Frenc...

  8. Roger Federer again stretched to 4 sets at French Open; Stephens of US, Sharapova win

    Even though he was again far from his best, Roger Federer still managed to win at the French Open.The 2009 champion at Roland Garros was pushed to four sets Friday f...

  9. Ivanovic and Radwanska out, Federer through

    A flat-footed Ana Ivanovic and an out-of-sorts Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska bade an early farewell to a cool and blustery Roland Garros on Friday.Roger Fede...

  10. Djokovic, Federer move into round of 16 at the French

    Reigning world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and former champion and four-time runner-up Roger Federer were among Friday's third-round winners at the French Open.The current ...

  11. 'Not the first time': At French Open, Federer to face 'lucky loser' who idolized him as a kid

    If it seems Roger Federer breaks one record or another every time he wins a match, that's because he does these days.Then again, good as Federer is, he can't top thi...

  12. Tsonga keeps cool as Mahut sizzles at French Open

    Nicolas Mahut entertained with a swashbuckling performance, Nicolas Devilder got the crowd behind him, Gilles Simon battled for almost five hours but, on day six, Jo...

  1. 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic loses in 3rd round at Roland Garros

    Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open, falling to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 Friday.The 13th-seeded Ivanovic, a former top-ranked player wh...

  2. 2008 French Open champ Ivanovic loses; American Sloane Stephens advances at Roland Garros

    Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open, while American teen Sloane Stephens advanced on Friday.Ivanovic fell to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, ...

  3. 2008 French Open champ Ivanovic loses; American Sloane Stephens advances at Roland Garros

    Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open, while American teen Sloane Stephens advanced on Friday.Ivanovic fell to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, ...

  4. American Sloane Stephens, Maria Sharapova advance at Roland Garros; Ana Ivanovic loses

    American teen Sloane Stephens and Maria Sharapova advanced on Friday, while Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open.Stephens reached the fourth round...

  5. Berdych sneaks into fourth round at the French

    Former Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych needed all five sets to post a third-round victory Friday at the 2012 French Open.The seventh-seeded Czech slugger fought of...

  6. Ivanovic and Radwanska frozen out early from Roland Garros

    A flat-footed Ana Ivanovic and a completely out-of-sorts Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska bade an early farewell to a cool and blustery Roland Garros on Friday....

  7. Ivanovic and Radwanska frozen out early

    A flat-footed Ana Ivanovic and a completely out-of-sorts Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska bade an early farewell to a cool and blustery Roland Garros on Friday....

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