Many betting against Federer in record bid
WIMBLEDON, England Bjorn Borg and Novak Djokovic say Roger Federer’s reign at Wimbledon is in jeopardy. Pete Sampras and Rafael Nadal say Federer remains the man to beat on grass. “It’s maybe a time where some people talk a little bit too much,” Federer said yesterday, 24 hours before playing the first Centre Court match as he begins his pursuit of a sixth consecutive Wimbledon title.
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