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Blake is first seeded player to lose

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Monday, June 22, 2009

WIMBLEDON, England -- The new roof wasn't tested. Roger Federer was -- briefly. The retractable roof stayed open Monday for the first match on Centre Court at Wimbledon, and Federer fell behind early before charging past Yen-hsun Lu of Taiwan 7-5, 6-3, 6-2. Novak Djokovic also advanced to the second round by beating Julien Benneteau 6-7 (8), 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-4. In his first match since winning the French Open, Federer failed to convert his first four break-point chances and then lost serve to ...

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