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Federer's year was one for the ages

By Bonnie DeSimone
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, December 8, 2006

Sportsman, er, Player of the Year He's been world No. 1 since February 2004 and has won 95 percent of his matches over the past three seasons. He captured three Grand Slam events for the second time in three years. Only two men managed to beat Roger Federer this season. His dominance has cranked up all the old arguments, last trotted out when Pete Sampras was at his peak, about whether excellence is boring. Perhaps it should be viewed another way -- it's up to Federer's peers to stop losing to h ...

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