Roger Federer's Inconsistency Results In Yet Another Upset In Beijing Olympics Tennis Quarter Finals

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The game was won by James Blake, not because he deserves to win, but more because Federer deserves to lose. Federer's backhand has been very unreliable this year but he still have his serves. This time his serves deserted him at the most crucial moments [link]

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US Opens - Has Roger Federer Rekindled His Desire To Win?
Published 8/28/2008 by MyRoyalWay at Peak Performance Sports Tips
... 6-0, 6-1 straight sets victory over Maximo Gonzalez. The above quote was given during an interview after the game. For the first time since 2004, Roger Federer began a tournament ranked world no. 2. Although it is still early to tell how far Roger Federer will progress in this tournament, it is obvious to all that he played the match with a lot more confidence, patience and definitely much more desire than in recent games (excluding the Olympics Doubles game). I have stated in my previous posts on Roger Federer that i firmly believed that his skills are as good as ever, it is ...

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