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ON TENNIS; u.s. open; Federer no longer reigns; The Swiss legend's Wimbledon final loss to Rafael Nadal last month has taken its toll.(SPORTS)
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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August 24, 2008
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Byline: DAVID WHEATON
It is with a tinge of sadness that I tell you, the Reign of Roger is over.
Never content with his domain as perpetual No. 2 to the would-be Greatest Ever, Rafael Nadal spent the past three years building a siege mound to the Federer Fortress. And in one historic summer it was fait accompli, trouncing Federer for the French Open title in June, wresting the Swiss man's beloved estate from him at Wimbledon in July and then garnering Olympic gold and glory last week in Beijing, all on three different surfaces. This was no snipe and hope but rather plan, work, improve, and then invade and occupy with overwhelming force.
As for the sorrow, it stems ...