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JOHNNY WATTERSONdiscusses the week in sport

Federer's 'Tweener' steals the show

WHAT IS Roger up to? What’s going on in the tennis world? Federer’s second ‘Tweener’ at the US Open this week brought more people to their feet than two hours of the best tennis choreography. It was all polite clapping, more polite clapping and still more.