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Federer rolls in first match back

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) Roger Federer made a winning return from a six-week break Monday, beating Belgium's Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4 at his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament. The top-ranked Federer is chasing a fourth straight title at the Swiss Indoors,... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Tue, Nov 03 2009

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