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Federer, Roger
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Materials
  1. Tennis Backhand Illustrated (Dober)
      Provides an animation to show proper form (with top spin).

  2. Tennis Forehand Illustrated (Dober)
      Provides an animation to show proper form.

  3. Tennis Serve Illustrated (Dober)
      Provides an animation to show proper form. 12-02

Multimedia
  1. -07-07-07 Nadal Wins Wimbledon (YouTube.com)
      Nadal beats Federer to win Wimbledon in one of the great matches of all time. 07-08

News
  1. -01-31-09 Serena Wins 10th Grand Slam Title (Sports Illustrated)
      "Williams' 6-0, 6-3 rout of Dinara Safina on Saturday earned her a 10th Grand Slam title, a fourth Australian title -- coming each odd-numbered year since 2003 -- and the No. 1 ranking." 01-09

  2. -07-05-09 Federer Wins Historic 15th Grand Slam (NBC Sports)
      "Roger Federer won his record 15th Grand Slam title Sunday, outlasting Andy Roddick for his sixth Wimbledon championship in a marathon match that went to 16-14 in the fifth set."

      "It was the longest men's Grand Slam final in history at 77 games - breaking the previous record of 71 from 1927 in Australia." 07-09

  3. -07-07-07 Federer Wins Wimbledon (New York Times)
      "Federer beat Rafael Nadal, his 21-year-old Spanish rival, in five sets Sunday, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-2, joining Borg as the only men’s players in the last 100 years to win Wimbledon five times in a row." 07-07

  4. -09-01-06 Agassi Wins Match in Open (Fox News)
      "And there was Agassi, still hustling to reach seemingly unreachable shots, responding with winners, and skipping out to the baseline to start games at his record 21st consecutive Open — one for each year of Baghdatis' life." 09-06

  5. -09-01-06 Emotional Farewell by Agassi (BBC News)
      "The 36-year-old was clearly affected by the chronic back injury which hastened his decision to retire."

      "Backed by a fiercely patriotic crowd, Agassi battled throughout but Becker's power proved too much."

      "The American legend fought back tears as the Arthur Ashe crowd, along with Becker, rose to applaud him." 09-06

  6. Mirza, Sania - India's New Female Power (WorldPress.org)
      "Tennis player Sania Mirza is just 18-years old and set to overtake the top celebrity brand endorsers in the country." 11-05

  7. Olympics Tennis 2008 (NY Times)
      "Nadal earned the ranking [of number 1] by becoming the first man in 28 years to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season, ending Federer’s five-year run of victories at the All England Club in a five-set classic that is already being referred to in hushed tones." 08-08

  8. Olympics Tracker 2008 (NY Times)
      Provides a schedule of events. 08-08

  9. Past Men Winners of Wimbledon (NBC Sports)
      Describes the champions by year. 07-08

  10. Past Women Winners of Wimbledon (NBC Sports)
      Describes the champions by year. 07-08

  11. Tennis News (1stHeadlines.com)
      Provides news on tennis from over a dozen sources. 5-05

  12. Tennis News (Wimbledon.org)
      Provides news on Wimbledon matches and other tennis news.
    6-05
Papers
  1. -01-28-06 Mauresmo Claims Ausralian Open Title (BBC News)
      "Amelie Mauresmo finally claimed her first Grand Slam title when Justine Henin-Hardenne was forced to retire during the Australian Open final." 01-06

  2. -08-28-08 Top-Seeded Ivanovic Stunned (NBCSports.com)
      "Serbian suffers earliest exit by No. 1 women’s seed in Open era." 08-08

  3. Andy Murray (Wikipedia.org)
      "Andrew "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player. He is ranked world No. 2[3], the highest-ranked British player since Fred Perry.[4]" 09-09

  4. Biographies of Tennis Greats (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides profiles of the most accomplished tennis players. 01-06

  5. Federer Wins Historic 15th Grand Slam (New York Times)
      "Federer roared and walked to the net all alone in the history books after breaking his tie with Pete Sampras, who is now second on the career list with 14 major singles titles." 07-09

  6. Federer, Roger (Wikipedia.org)
      "Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss tennis professional, currently ranked World No. 1. Many experts and many of his own tennis peers believe Federer may be the greatest player in the history of the game." 07-07

  7. Grand Slam Winner Andre Agassi (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  8. Grand Slam Winner Billie-Jean King (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  9. Grand Slam Winner Chris Evert (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  10. Grand Slam Winner Maragaret Court (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  11. Grand Slam Winner Martina Navratilova (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  12. Grand Slam Winner Rod Laver (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  13. Grand Slam Winner Roy Emerson (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  14. Grand Slam Winner Serena Williams (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  15. Grand Slam Winner Steffi Graf (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  16. King, Billie Jean (Sports Illustrated)
      Provides a biography of the tennis great. Includes a picture. 12-02

  17. McEnroe, John (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  18. Melanie Oudin (Wikipedia.org)
      "Melanie Oudin (born September 23, 1991 in Marietta, Georgia, United States) is an American tennis player and former world junior No. 2." 09-09

  19. Nadal, Rafael (Wikipedia.org)
      "Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (IPA: [rafa'el na'ðal]) (born June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Mallorca) is a top Spanish professional tennis player. As of June 2007, he is ranked No.2 in the world. He is a three time Grand Slam champion, having won three consecutive French Open singles titles (2005-07)." 07-07

  20. Novak Djokovic (Wikipedia.org)
      "Novak Djokovic...(born May 22, 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player, ranked number 4 in the world." 09-09

  21. Richey, Nancy (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  22. Roddick, Andy (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  23. Roddick, Andy (Wikipedia.org)
      "Roddick is known for his fast serves and forehands. He also holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, clocked at 155 mph, or 248.2 km/h." 07-07

  24. Sampras, Pete (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  25. Seles, Monica (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  26. Serena Beats Sister in Wimbledon Final (New York Times)
      "After all the anguished cries and pummeled groundstrokes between the pair, their 21st meeting — and their fourth in the Wimbledon final — ended with but a muted celebration. Serena Williams, the younger sister by 15 months, steamrolled big sister Venus, 7-6 (3), 6-2 to win her third Wimbledon championship." 07-09

  27. Smith, Stan (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  28. Tennis Biographies (HW Wilson)
      Provides short descriptions of some of the best known competitors, including Andre Agassi, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Steffi Graf, Ivan Lendl, Hana Mandlikova, Noah Yannick, Gabriela Sabatini, Pete Sampras, and Monica Seles. 8-00

  29. U.S. Open Champion Jennifer Capriati (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  30. U.S. Open Champion Jim Courier (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  31. U.S. Open Champion Kim Clijsters (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  32. U.S. Open Champion Michael Chang (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  33. Wimbledon Champion Andre Agassi (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  34. Wimbledon Champion Arthur Ashe (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  35. Wimbledon Champion Bjorn Borg (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  36. Wimbledon Champion Boris Becker (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  37. Wimbledon Champion Jimmy Connors (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  38. Wimbledon Champion Lindsay Davenport (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  39. Wimbledon Champion Stefan Edberg (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins. 01-06

  40. Wimbledon Champions (Sporting-Heroes.net)
      Provides a summary of wins for each winner. 01-06

Periodicals
  1. Tennis News (Tennis.com)
      Provides tennis news. 10-09


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