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Federer's reign in doubt as Wimbledon gears up

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Bjorn Borg and Novak Djokovic say Roger Federer's reign at Wimbledon is in jeopardy. Pete Sampras and Rafael Nadal say Federer remains the man to beat on grass. "It's maybe a time where some people talk a little bit too much,"... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Tue, Jun 24 2008

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