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Quest for the 'Roger Slam' begins

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Sunday, May 28, 2006

PARIS -- The sympathetic, rhythmic applause began only 28 points into the first-round match on Court Philippe Chatrier. This is a fairly typical phenomenon. When the world's No. 1-ranked player is facing an unknown and the match is sliding from one-sided to unsalvageable, the crowd invariably tries to level the field by supporting the underdog. Except on this occasion Roger Federer, inexplicably, was that underdog. Diego Hartfield, of all people, won the first three games a ...

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