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Roger Federer Hires Coach Paul Annacone

NEW YORK (AP) -- Roger Federer is bringing aboard Pete Sampras' former coach, Paul Annacone, to work with him at the U.S. Open and beyond. Federer announced the hiring on his website Saturday, then discussed it during a pre-Open news conference. He and Annacone began spending time together a month ago to see whether the...

Roger Federer Avenges Wimbledon Loss in Toronto Against Tomas Berdych

Roger Federer's reputation has taken a hit since the 16-time Grand Slam champion bowed out of Wimbledon in the quarterfinals this year. It was the first time in seven years the Swiss native did not find himself in the finals at the All England Club. The loss happened to come at the hands of Friday's opponent, Tomas...

From the Baseline: Federer's Run for 20

Between 2006 and 2009 the pride of Switzerland, Roger Federer, won nine of the 16 Grand Slam tennis tournaments played. He even won three in a row to finish off the 2006 season and begin 2007. In that span of four years, Federer never went more than three Slams without winning one, always made it to at least the...

Andy Murray Must Blame Himself, Not Coaches

If I have it right, the way Andy Murray tells the story, he was spending too much time alone with Coach Brad Gilbert, making the relationship uncomfortable. So he fired Gilbert to take up a team of coaches. Now, the team concept is uncomfortable, so he fired Miles Maclagan this week, and will begin looking for a new...

The Great Federer Seeks Help -- Finally

For an alcoholic, this is the moment when he walks in, stands in front of the group for the first time and admits he has a problem. Roger Federer is more of a Federer-aholic, I think. But when he announced on his website Monday that he had hired Paul Annacone as his coach -- for a test period -- it was Federer taking the...