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Federer v. Nadal: The Five Best Matches

As far as rivalries go, they've done it all. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have played on clay, grass and hard courts. Their matches have decided the game's biggest trophies, and their most memorable affairs have incited Greatest Of All Time debates that will rage on for decades. Federer and Nadal have faced off 35 times during their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry. Twenty-two of those matches have come with a trophy on the line, and 19 of those 22 have decided a Big Title – a Grand Slam, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event or the ATP Finals. The buildup and drama has always been primetime-television worthy between the two all-time greats. But which of their battles rise to...

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Jack Nicklaus Welcomes Federer To 'Club 18'

It’s been lonely in the clubhouse. For 30 years, golfing great Jack Nicklaus has been waiting for someone to join him. He probably thought Tiger Woods would be the first to sit down for a drink. But as fate would have it, it has taken a legend from another sport to equal his record of 18 major titles. Roger Federer, 35, joined the club of two by winning the Australian Open last Sunday, more than four years after winning his 17th at Wimbledon in 2012. But that was a relative sprint. Nicklaus, who like Federer is the second oldest major winner in the modern era, won his 17th major at age 40 at the 1980 PGA Championship and his 18th...

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Party Like A Rockstar, Then Photo Call

Roger Federer stayed up all night and witnessed the sunrise over Melbourne following his Australian Open victory on Sunday, before walking into his hotel room with the trophy to the delighted faces of his four children. The Swiss superstar, who had promised to “party like rock stars” after beating Rafael Nadal for his 18th Grand Slam championship crown, arrived bleary eyed and husky-voiced at the champions’ photo shoot at the elegant Carlton Gardens on Monday afternoon. “We started late, or super early in the morning,” said Federer on Monday. “We made it home by sunrise, which was good. It was nice to see the sun rise over Melbourne, get into the room, so it was a long night but a...

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