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Federer feels Britton's pain

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Monday, August 31, 2009

NEW YORK -- Devin Britton nervously adjusted his blue K-Swiss ball cap and leaned into an easy warm-up forehand early Monday afternoon. It went 10 feet long. "I was pretty scared," Britton said later. Truth be told, it wasn't that easy. For the fellow on the other side of the net was Roger Federer. The same guy who is ranked No. 1 in the world, owns 15 major titles and was playing his 50th match at the U.S. Open. Britton was playing his very first Grand Slam singles match in in ...

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