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Rogers Cup
Federer Completes Historic QF Line-up
Montreal, Canada
by ATP Staff
| 13.08.2009
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Andy Murray has won three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles.
World No. 1 Roger Federer is accustomed to rewriting history books, but his newest achievement was a collaborative effort shared by the Top 8 in the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings. With all of them winning their third-round matches Thursday at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, it marked the first time since the ATP Rankings were introduced in 1973 that the top eight players had advanced to the quarter-finals at an ATP World Tour or Grand Slam tournament.
Federer fittingly held the honour of completing the historic quarter-final line-up, defeating fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 7-6(5) just moments after World No. 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had cemented his 6-3, 6-3 win over World No. 9 Gilles Simon in an all-French third-round match.
"It's definitely a special occasion," said Federer. "It just shows the top guys now are really consistent and they're showing up at the big events. It's nice it finally happened."
Wawrinka attempted to play the role of spoiler, rolling out to a 3-0 lead in the second set as he attempted to get the match back on level ground, but his countryman quickly countered with his own service break. In the tie-break, Wawrinka managed to stave off four match points, but Federer - a two-time champion at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tennis tournament - earned a mini-break to clinch his 21st straight match win.
Federer looked ahead to his next match against Tsonga, whom he defeated in their one previous meeting last year in Madrid: "I think he's got great potential. He's a wonderful character for the game, and I think he's exciting to watch and I'm sure also to play."
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...ic-Lineup.aspx
Player News
Federer Most Popular Athlete On Facebook
by ATP Staff
| 13.08.2009
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Federer broke the news of his twins' birth on Facebook.
Not content with just being No. 1 in the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings, Swiss superstar Roger Federer is also the No. 1 most popular athlete on Facebook.
Federer’s official page on the social-networking site had 2,691,654 fans at last count, while his closest rival – American swimming sensation, Michael Phelps – had 2,687,346 followers.
The 28-year-old Federer regularly posts on his Wall and used the site to break the news of the birth of his and wife Mirka’s twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva, before also opting to share the first photo with his fans.
The Swiss even took time out from his record-breaking run at Wimbledon to answer fans’ questions on the social-networking site.
Federer returns to the court in third-round action at the Rogers Cup in Montreal today as he faces countryman Stanislas Wawrinka.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...-Facebook.aspx
Federer Helps Top Eight Make Men’s Tennis History in Montreal
By Dan Baynes
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Roger Federer helped the top-eight men’s players make tennis history by reaching the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal.
World No. 1 Federer’s 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) win over Stanislas Wawrinka last night marked the first time since rankings were introduced in 1973 that the leading eight players all advanced to the last eight at a tournament, the ATP World Tour said.
Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Juan Martin Del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nikolay Davydenko - - ranked 2-8 by the ATP -- also won yesterday.
The top eight had come close to achieving the feat three months ago in Madrid before Gilles Simon -- ranked No. 7 at the time -- lost to Ivan Ljubicic in three sets.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=aV3d6.9ZJero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBi3fp1QF8A
A juggling rally. Roger is best.
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