Roger Federer has lost again, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek in the Rome Masters quarterfinals. Federer was beaten 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) by the Czech player Friday. This was Federer's sixth loss of the year. The top-ranked Swiss lost only nine matches in all of 2007. He piled up a string of...
ROME - First it was Rafael Nadal. Then came Roger Federer's turn. The two players that have dominated tennis for the last three years were both upset over three days at the Rome Masters. Federer lo... ... By: Andrew Dampf, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME - The two players that...
ROME - First it was Rafael Nadal. Then came Roger Federer's turn. The two players that have dominated tennis for the last three years were both upset over three days at the Rome Masters. Federer lo... ... By: Andrew Dampf, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME - The two players that...
Roger Federer lost again, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) Friday in the Rome Masters quarterfinals. ... Also losing was eighth-seeded American James Blake, who was defeated 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-1 by Stanislas Wawrinka. Last year at the Foro Italico,...
ROME - First it was Rafael Nadal. Then came Roger Federer's turn. ... By Andrew Dampf, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Roger Federer reacts after losing a point against Radek Stepanek. The two players that have dominated tennis for the last three years were both upset over three...
World No. 1 KO'd from French Open tuneup, lost only 9 matches all of '07. ... World No. 1 KO'd from French Open tuneup, lost only 9 matches all of '07 Top-ranked Roger Federer lost only nine matches in all of 2007. The latest defeat came Friday, a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7)...
First it was Rafael Nadal. Then came Roger Federer's turn. ... First it was Rafael Nadal. Federer lost his sixth match of the year Friday, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) in the quarterfinals. In the other half of the draw, sixth-seeded Andy Roddick...
Roger Federer lost again, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) Friday in the Rome Masters quarterfinals. ... Also losing was eighth-seeded American James Blake, who was defeated 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-1 by Stanislas Wawrinka. Stepanek converted his second...
ROGER Federer was the biggest casualty as the seeds tumbled on a day of shocks at the Rome Masters. ... World No.1 Federer was downed 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (9-7) by Czech Radek Stepanek while No.8 seed James Blake fell to Swiss Stanislas WawrinkaThat paid off in the first-set...
ROME (AP) — Roger Federer lost again, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) Friday in the Rome Masters quarterfinals. ... Also losing was eighth-seeded American James Blake, who was defeated 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-1 by Stanislas Wawrinka. The Rome Masters...
On the basis that losing is never as painful when your conqueror goes on to greater things, Andy Murray should now be feeling a good deal better about his defeat to Stanislas Wawrinka earlier this week. Wawrinka has grown used to living in the shadow of Roger Federer, but yesterday the...