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09:15 AM ET 08.29 | During happier times, Roger Federer drank champagne with Tiger Woods in the men's locker room, celebrating the Swiss Maestro's U.S. Open crown four years ago. They struck a solid friendship. Though Federer is in a slight rut, it's nothing compared with the bottoming out of Woods personally and professionally. As Federer looks to win his sixth Open in seven years, Woods is in New Jersey, trying to recapture his old PGA magic. Federer said he believes he and Tiger will be on top of their sport again soon. "I don't think he's getting upset by the opponents' playing," the second-seeded Federer said in rare remarks yesterday about Tiger. "I think it's more about his own game or the course. It's completely different in golf than in tennis."

New York Post

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08:19 AM ET 08.28 | The proof is in the draw. Three of the top five women seeds at the U.S. Open starting Monday at Flushing Meadows have never won a major, while several of the very best players from the past decade are missing in action, or a shadow of themselves due to injuries. John McEnroe, with typical bluntness and lack of political correctness, states that the women are playing too much tennis for their own good. "I think that it's asking too much of the women," McEnroe said this week during a CBS conference call. "They shouldn't be playing as many events as the men."

New York Daily News

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10:57 AM ET 07.24 | Two-time French Open runner-up Robin Soderling has pulled out of next month's Legg Mason Tennis Classic for personal reasons. Tournament organizers announced his withdrawal Friday night. The hard-court tournament featuring Andy Roddick and Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych begins Aug. 1.

CBS Sports

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09:33 AM ET 07.02 | Serena and Venus Williams have been fined for failing to attend a Wimbledon press conference following their doubles defeat. The sisters must each pay $4,000 for apparently declining to speak to the media following their quarter-final loss to Vera Zvonareva and Elena Vesnina on Wednesday. Serena, who has reached the singles final, said: "I was unaware. We never do doubles press conferences, in general, from the first round to the second, third, quarters.

The Guardian

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06:52 AM ET 07.01 | On Wednesday, after Tomas Berdych pummeled Roger Federer 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in their Wimbledon quarterfinal match, another side of Federer's personality came out. He was sour, sarcastic, self-pitying. He was the portrait of an ungracious loser.

Miami Herald

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