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Federer, Borg to team up for doubles event
Roger Federer and Bjorn Borg will team up for a special doubles event in November, possibly against the men who ended their famous Wimbledon streaks. Federer and Borg will face John McEnroe and either Rafael Nadal or James Blake at The Venetian Macau Tennis Showdown on Nov. 20 in a Tour of Champions event. Federer and Borg each won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles. Nadal ended Federer’s run in an epic five-set match this month and McEnroe snapped Borg’s streak in 1981.

Dementieva, Vaidisova fall at Rogers Cup (AP)

Ai Sugiyama of Japan downed 16th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 Tuesday in an opening-round match at the Rogers Cup. The 33-year-old Sugiyama dropped the first three games of the first set, then won eight straight against the 19-year-old Vaidisova. It was a tough day for Americans, with only Jill Craybas remaining in the $1.34 million hardcourt tournament after her 6-4,…

Federer wins, Roddick withdraws at Cincy (AP)

Roger Federer shook off last week’s early-round loss in Toronto and beat Robby Ginepri 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-0 Tuesday in his first match at the Cincinnati Masters. “I’m happy I’m back with a one-match winning streak,” Federer joked. “I’m happy I could turn it around today.” Andy Roddick wasn’t so fortunate.