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ROGER FEDERER

By Lindsay Berra

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Five years, 31 matches. That was Pete Sampras' Wimbledon winning streak before he ran into a 19-year-old from Switzerland on July 2, 2001. Roger Federer shocked Sampras in a five-set, three-hour 41-minute gut-check of a match, proving he could beat anyone. But Federer bonked his next seven majors and won just four singles titles in his first five years as a pro. His nerve against Sampras was dubbed a fluke. He was all potential and no results until last season. He won seven titles (including Wim ...

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