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Roger Federer ties Pete Sampras' Grand Slam mark with straight-sets win over Robin Soderling

Jun. 7, 2009
Roger Federer has won his first French Open championship to tie Pete Sampras' record of 14 major titles and complete a career Grand Slam.
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Federer wins French Open in straight sets

Federer wins French Open in straight sets

PARIS, June 7 (UPI) -- Roger Federer completed his personal Grand Slam and tied one of tennis's biggest records Sunday in beating Robin Soderling for the French Open championship.
Federer, Soderling make French Open finals

Federer, Soderling make French Open finals

PARIS, June 5 (UPI) -- Roger Federer and Robin Soderling each won five-set matches Friday, setting up a French Open championship showdown in Paris.

Nadal, Federer win French openers

PARIS, May 25 (UPI) -- Defending champ and World No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain and three-time runner-up Roger Federer of Switzerland were first-round winners Monday at the French Open.

Roger Federer gets married

BASEL, Switzerland, April 11 (UPI) -- Men's tennis great Roger Federer married his fiancee, Mirka Vavrinec, Saturday in Basel, Switzeland, his hometown.

Federer, Djokovic to play for Open title

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will play for the U.S. Open title Sunday, after each won semifinal matches Saturday.

Federer draws Russell in French Open

PARIS, May 25 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Roger Federer drew No. 71 Michael Russell for his first match in the French Open, which is the only tennis Grand Slam event that has eluded Federer.

Federer flies into Austrailian Open final

MELBOURNE, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Roger Federer advanced to a record seventh consecutive Grand Slam final with a rout Thursday of sixth-seeded Andy Roddick in the Australian Open.

Federer vs. Nalbandian in French semifinal

PARIS, June 6 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Roger Federer will play third-ranked David Nalbandian in Friday's French Open semifinals after both posted quarterfinal victories Tuesday.

Men's semi-finals Friday at French Open

PARIS, June 2 (UPI) -- Roger Federer plays rising young Spanish star Rafael Nadal Friday in one of the men's semi-finals at the French Open tennis tournament.

Federer beats Hewitt to win U.S. Open

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Roger Federer took his third Grand Slam tennis title of 2004 Sunday by beating Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the U.S. Open.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler