Federer becomes the greatest player ever
 PARIS — Roger Federer beat Robin Soderling, tied Pete Sampras and won the French Open at last. Undeterred by an on-court intruder, Federer beat surprise finalist Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Sunday to complete a career Grand Slam and win his 14th major title, matching Sampras' record.On his fourth try at Roland Garros, Federer became the sixth man to win all four Grand Slam championships.When the stylish Swiss hit a service winner on championship point, he fell on his knees to the clay that had vexed him for so long, screamed and briefly buried his face in his hands. He was teary by the time he met Soderling at the net, and fans gave Federer a standing ovation as he raised his arms in triumph.The supportive crowd included Andre Agassi, the most recent man to complete a career Grand Slam when he won at Roland Garros 10 years ago. Agassi presented Federer with the trophy."I'm so happy for you, man," Agassi said. |
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Mark Petchey calls for LTA to Disband
London, England
Mark Petchey has called for the Lawn Tennis Association to be disbanded following Great Britain's 4-1 Davis Cup loss to Ukraine at the weekend. Petchey, a former GB Davis Cup player and LTA official, believes the defeat is the latest sign the game in Britain needs to be restructured. "We are not allocating the resources well enough, we need to disband the LTA," Petchey told Radio 5 Live.
"You can't disband the entire set-up but you can streamline it to a point where you have 10s of millions of pounds available to put into a club structure that we currently don't have," he said.
Brazil turns to Spain's Emilio Sanchez Vicario to lead revival
Costa de Sauipe, Brazil
Former Spain Davis Cup captain Emilio Sanchez Vicario was picked to reinvigorate tennis in Brazil, which only has two players ranked in the top 100.Sanchez Vicario, who led Spain to the Davis Cup title against Argentina last year without top-ranked Rafael Nadal, reached a deal with the Brazilian tennis confederation. "The project will focus on high level in all spheres of the confederation, from youths to professionals," said Sanchez Vicario, a former player who won 15 singles and 50 doubles titles. "I chose Brazil because it has a very large base to work with. "Brazil's ranked players include No. 84 Thomaz Bellucci and No. 91 Daniel Marcos.
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