The end of Federer's reign?

guruslash posted 8/15/2008 from us.open-tennis.com [flag]

Roger Federer's Olympic dreams are in tatters after he lost to America's James Blake in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men's singles tennis tournament. [link]

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Any idea what is happening with Roger? I almost can't bear to read this.

Posted 8/18/2008 [reply] [flag]

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