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Federer is world No.1 again
Roger Federer's Wimbledon triumph on Sunday has seen him regain the world number one spot from arch-rival Rafael Nadal.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: July 07, 2009 06:26 PM IST
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The Spaniard went top after last August's Beijing Olympics on the back of his win there and at Wimbledon in July.
He consolidated that by winning the Australian Open at the start of the year but lost to Robin Soderling in the fourth round of the French Open and then withdrew from the defence of his Wimbledon crown through injury.
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Roger Federer's Wimbledon triumph on Sunday has seen him regain the world number one spot from arch-rival Rafael Nadal.The Spaniard went top after last August's Beijing Olympics on the back of his win there and at Wimbledon in July.
He consolidated that by winning the Australian Open at the start of the year but lost to Robin Soderling in the fourth round of the French Open and then withdrew from the defence of his Wimbledon crown through injury.
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Federer is greatest of all time: Sampras
Federer, the 15 Grand Slam titles
Federer and Roddick play record-breaking 5th set
In Pics: Roger Federer's Wimbledon odyssey
Federer, who lost to Nadal in Melbourne, won both the French Open and Wimbledon to chalk up a record 15 Grand Slam titles, one more than Pete Sampras.
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