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Federer preps to smash records

by ryan | August 27, 2007 at 10:47 am

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Roger Federer is trying to make tennis history. He starts competing today in the US Open. If he wins this tournament he'll be the second person to win the US Open four times in a row and will be two titles away from winning 14 grand slams - which will tie him with Pete Sampras for most grand slams.

New York - Weeks of tense tennis preparation finally started being put to the test on Monday as the US Open began with anticipation for afternoon opening matches by world number ones Roger Federer and Justine Henin.

Swiss superstar Federer, seeking his 12th Grand Slam title and fourth US Open crown in a row, was set to face US qualifier Scoville Jenkins in day one's only men's match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in the year's final Grand Slam event.

Not since Bill Tilden's title run from 1920 to 1925 has anyone won four consecutive US Opens.

Top seed Federer, chasing the all-time Slam record of 14 titles set by Pete Sampras, begins his 187th week in a row atop the rankings to break the record streak as world number one that he has shared with Steffi Graf's 1987-1991 run.