Federer eyeing a win for the ages at U.S. Open


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 29 Aug 2015

Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after breaking serve during his Men's Singles Final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 12, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

(Reuters) - The U.S. Open has long been a tournament for the 20-something set but an in-form Roger Federer is looking to break that trend at the year's final grand slam.

In the last three-plus decades only Pete Sampras in 2002 and Jimmy Connors in 1983 won the men's side of the tournament at Flushing Meadows in their 30s. Both were 31.

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