Federer Fights Back From Brink of Stunning Exit to Fend Off Falla
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ROGER Federer hauled himself back from what would have been one of the greatest upsets in tennis history yesterday when he recovered from two sets down to beat a man ranked 60th in the world . The reigning champion had been beaten here as recently as 2003, when Lleyton Hewitt lost to Ivo Karlovic. But Hewitt had won the title only once, and enjoyed nothing like the legendary status that Federer has acquired. Alejandro Falla, a clay-courter from Colombia, was supposed to be no more than a staging post on Federer"s quest to win a seventh Wimbledon title and equal Pete Sampras's record. Instead, he came close to ending the Swiss great's campaign almost before it had begun.
The man from Cali has won eight minor titles in his career, six of them on clay, two on hardcourt. He had played Federer three times recently, and never even came close to causing an upset. Yesterday, however, he won not just one set - that would have counted as no more than a blip - but the first two.See the full content of this document
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Federer Fights Back From Brink of Stunning Exit to Fend Off Falla
What is more, he came within a handful of points of taking the third set too, with Federer fighting back from 0-40 to hold his serve and go 5-4 ahead.
Even once the defending champion closed out the third set and the Centre Court crowd ...See the full content of this document
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