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  • Lucky 13 gives Roger Federer a big boost

    9/9/08 8:40 AM | Johan Lindahl
    - Roger Federer has reason to pick up his pace after regaining traction in his race for history with a 13th career Grand Slam title at the US Open.

    “I'm for sure not going to stop at 13”, said Federer after slamming Scot Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 in less than two hours in a final delayed a day by rain.

    “That would be terrible, There are a great bunch of guys behind and in front of me now”, said the world number two behind Rafael Nadal.

    Victory for Federer came as a huge relief after the Swiss had stalled in his chase to level on 14 Grand Slam singles titles alongside the all-time mark held by Pete Sampras.

    The New York trophy was his first major in a year and came during a season of relative disappointment with finals losses to now-world number one Nadal at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

    Life is suddenly good for Federer, with his autumn optimism likely to carry over into the indoor season after a month off to rest and train. He still has work to do in the rankings to take the top spot back from Nadal, but the future chances of that happening are now much improved.

    “Tennis is in a great place right now,” said Federer. “We have incredible athletes and a lot of fair play on court. I love playing the Tour, the crowd make it all worthwhile”.

    “It's been just super for me”.

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