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Roger Federer Reaches Milestone of 900 Career Tour-Level Matches

Roger Federer became the first active ATP player to play in 900 tour-level matches on Thursday. The top-seeded, 16-time Grand Slam champion defeated American Taylor Dent, 6-1, 6-2, in just 50 minutes at the Stockholm Open in Sweden, logging his 727th ATP Tour victory in 900 total matches. What's even more impressive,...

From Spoiled to Rotten, the Story of American Men's Tennis

Pete Sampras used to warn us: American tennis fans were spoiled. Well, no chance of that anymore. The era of American dominance on the men's tennis tour ended a few years ago, but on Monday, the era of American presence ended, too. Andy Roddick fell to No. 11 in the world rankings, leaving a grand total of zero American...

Jimmy Connors Arrested Outside College Basketball Game

Jimmy Connors has never been one to back down from a challenge. He's dealt with tennis referees, Bjorn Borg, and coaching Andy Roddick, approaching all with the same fire and intensity he showed on the court for a number of years.Oh, and it appears he approaches the police that way too. Connors was arrested Friday night...

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05/30/12 Federer ties Connors' record Source: CNN International Like so many of his opening round matches at major championships, Roger Federer's win over Tobias Kamke was comprehensive, but it secured the 16-time grand slam champion another record.
05/29/12 Roger Federer: Swiss Legend Will Not Challenge Jimmy... Source: Bleacher Report Roger Federer 's 74 career tournament titles will never amount to Jimmy Connors' 109 tourney championships.
05/29/12 Federer matches Connors Source: New York Post - New York NY Third-seeded Roger Federer defeated Tobias Kamke of Germany 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round at the French Open yesterday in Paris to tie Jimmy Connors' Open-era record of 233 Grand Slam match wins.
05/28/12 Azarenka Avoids French Open Upset; Federer Matches... Source: Bloomberg.com Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka rebounded to avoid an opening-round upset at the French Open as men's No. 1 Novak Djokovic won in straight sets and Roger Federer secured a record-tying 233rd Grand Slam victory.
05/28/12 Djokovic untroubled, Federer levels Connors record Source: The West Australian Novak Djokovic's bid for an historic Grand Slam enjoyed the perfect French Open start on Monday as Roger Federer celebrated his 50th straight major with a record-equalling 233rd Grand Slam win.