Evergreen Federer set to open bid for 18th grand slam win


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 26 Aug 2014

Aug 17, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Roger Federer celebrates after defeating David Ferrer (not pictured) on day seven of the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament at Linder Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

NEW YORK (Reuters) - For Roger Federer, winning grand slams is like riding a bike. Once you know how to do it, you can do it again.

The evergreen Swiss may be carrying a bit more baggage these days, not least with his four children in tow, but in his 60th successive grand slam, the 33-year-old truly believes he can extend his record tally of singles titles to 18.

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