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Federer cruises in opener; Djokovic downs Becker

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Monday, January 14, 2008

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Top-ranked Roger Federer showed no lasting effects from a nasty stomach bug, routing Diego Hartfield of Argentina 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 Tuesday to open his quest of a third consecutive Australian Open title. The illness forced Federer to pull out of last week's exhibition tournament at Kooyong, interrupting his preparations as he seeks to pull within one of Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam championships. "I'm very happy to be back playing," Federer said. "I'm not s ...

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