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Motivated Federer reigns supreme
 
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On the 40th anniversary of Rod Laver winning his historic second Grand Slam at the US Open, Roger Federer waxed Tommy Robredo, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2, which was his 38th consecutive victory at Flushing Meadows, just four short of the great American Bill Tilden's record of 42 straight victories from 1920-26.</STRONG> Federer cannot tie the mark in New York because, even if he scores three more wins and nails down his sixth straight crown, he'll still be one short. But be that as it may, he has already put himself into Laver territory and, in many folks' opinions, has gone above and beyond the feats of the multi-talented Australian.</STRONG> Over the past five years in New York, he's been virtually untouchable and has come nowhere near under the same type of threats that he's faced at the other majors.</STRONG> “He's as good as there is, there's no doubt, that I've played,” said former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, whom Federer beat in the third round for his 14th straight victory over the Aussie. “He's got the most all-court game, I think, than I've ever played. Obviously, Agassi and Sampras were both greats, and I was able to play both of them when they were still at their best, winning Grand Slams. Roger has been able to take the game to a new level, and I think is the most complete player for sure.”</STRONG> He was certainly more complete than No. 14 Robredo, who attempted to go forehand for forehand with him and occasionally take it to him early in points, but whose strokes and mental fortitude simply do not match up against him, hence his 0-9 record against Federer.</STRONG> The Swiss nailed 35 winners and only had 18 unforced errors in the match and won 87 percent of his first-serve points.</STRONG> “When he saw that he was up a set, he began to start hitting harder and with confidence,” Robredo said. "Then it's tough to handle it. Then you have to try to hit harder sometimes, and the match goes easy for him.”</STRONG> The Swiss was so carefree that he began to laugh when he lost a line call challenge up 5-1 in the third set.</STRONG> “Maybe it's too easy for him, the tennis, so he can even laugh,” Robredo said.</STRONG> Federer will have his third straight Grand Slam clash against another man he has never lost to, Sweden 's Robin Soderling, who advanced when eighth seed Nikolay Davydenko retired with a thigh strain, down 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. Federer took down the much-improved Soderling in the Roland Garros final and the fourth round of Wimbledon and is 11-0 against the powerballer. “We had a few very good matches, and I had some good chances to actually win in a couple of them, so of course to me he's the best player of all time,” Soderling said. “If I can play well, hopefully I have a small chance.”</STRONG> But as Soderling said, that chance isn't very large against a 15-time Grand Slam champion who has more options in his pocket than a Wall Street stockbroker.</STRONG> He can power and spin his serves to every angle of the box. His tap dancer's footwork allows him to get into comfortable positions and nail his forehand in whichever directions he chooses. He's substantially improved his backhand return of serve over the past few months and now can go inside out from the deuce court with confidence. He can close at the net and go into a defensive scramble, if necessary.</STRONG> Unlike the beginning of the season, when he was clearly straining at times, he's largely playing by instinct.</STRONG> “I guess if things go well, you don't ask yourself that many questions,” he said. “But at the same time, I remember almost six years ago, I don't care almost what my opponent's best serve is, for instance, or what his best shot is. I'll just improvise because I'm very good at that. I concentrate on what I do best. Then I'll decide what comes from my opponent. I'll adjust. I like playing the game that way, instead of trying to figure out every possible move there is out there.”</STRONG> There is almost nothing that Federer cannot do when he's healthy and when he's not confronting a super-elite player, like six-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal or No. 2 Andy Murray. He rarely feels overburdened.</STRONG> But even if he's playing someone he's cut down time and time again, Federer remains motivated because being the best, day in and day out, is still what drives him.</STRONG> “It's not like even trying to beat him again; it's just about having fun out there, playing a good match, playing good tennis, enjoying the moment, playing in packed stadiums. It's something not many people get an opportunity to do,” Federer said. “I think everybody would love to be in my shoes. Why should I give away my spot, really, because I enjoy too much and people love to come see me play? So this is motivation alone for me. It's plenty.”</STRONG> NO.2 Clijsters' feel-good comeback story continues</STRONG>  Thrill of
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 Cheers for the crowd </STRONG>  Tough
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Net</STRONG>Tuesday, September 8, 2009</STRONG> The feel-good story of Kim Clijsters’ successful return to tennis after a two-year retirement continued on Tuesday, as she became the first unseeded player to reach the women’s singles semifinals since 2000 when she defeated No. 18 Na Li, 6-2, 6-4, in Arthur Ashe Stadium to advance.</STRONG> Unlike her fourth-round, three-set battle with Venus Williams, Clijsters won the match with Li in just over an hour and faces the winner of the night match between defending champion Serena Williams and Flavia Pennetta.</STRONG></STRONG> In 2000, Elena Dementieva was the last unseeded player to reach the women’s singles semifinals. Back then, however, the number of seeded players was just 16 and increased to the current total of 32 in 2001.</STRONG> Clijsters, because of her two-year absence after getting married and having her first child, was a wild-card entry into the 2009 US Open. With her semifinal appearance, she has matched Jimmy Connors back in 1991 as the best-ever finish from a wild card, man or woman.</STRONG> "I have a really good feeling the way I stayed focused after the Venus match. I didn't lose focus just by everything that was going on around me and so much more attention that happened," Clijsters said. "I think that's something that I learned from the past, that experience that I have when you beat big players not to get carried away and just refocus on a match like today."</STRONG> Against Li, Clijsters played a steady match, breaking twice in the opening set. Both players served very well, with Li hitting 80 percent of her first serves and Clijsters hitting 73 percent of hers.</STRONG> <str 阅读全文>> |
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