Roger Federer opened his clay-court season with a rare doubles victory at the Rome Masters. The top-ranked singles player paired with Swiss Davis Cup teammate Yves Allegro to beat Johan Brunstrom of Sweden and Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands Antilles 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Monday. Federer never dropped serve and showed off effective volleying skills in his first match inside the new 10,500-seat...
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