Swiz tennis ace Roger Federer suffered a major upset in the hands of Frenchman Julien Benneteau in the quarter-finals of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament. Federer, who is the defending champion of the tournament, lost the match 6-3, 7-5.

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Switzerland's tennis ace Roger Federer, who has seventeen Grand Slam titles to his credit, has been named as the 'Swiss Player of the Year' award for the year 2012. Federer is a no new guy to this title as he has been honored with the same in the years 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007, previously.

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World No 1 Novak Djokovic and American tennis star Serena Williams have been crowned as the 'World Champions' for the year 2012 by the International Tennis Federation. This title was given to them based on their performances in tournaments throughout 2012.

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Following World No 1 Djokovic's victory over his Britain rival Andy Murray, Swiss master Roger Federer defeated David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6 (5) to advance to the semifinals of the ATP World Tour finals.

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World No 1 Novak Djokovic won over his British rival Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals. The Serb came back from one set down to win Murray 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, but he is still uncertain of a place in the last four.

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