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No rest for Federer

The Swiss ace plans full slate of autumn tournaments after retaining the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the third time in succession.

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NEW YORK: Roger Federer is planning a full slate of autumn tournaments after retaining the world No.1 ranking well in advance for the third year in succession.

The 25-year-old Swiss, who clinched his ninth Grand Slam title and third of the season at the weekend by winning a third straight US Open, will go for national duty in a Davis Cup relegation match next week against Serbia. After that, he will make his Japanese debut in Tokyo before returning to Europe for Masters Series tournaments in Madrid and Paris with his hometown event of Basel sandwiched in between. He then heads the field at November’s season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai.

Federer celebrated his US Open win with a champion’s tour of the Big Apple on Monday. After a media round table at the Peninsula Hotel, Federer headed to the Rockefeller Centre for a photo shoot at Top of the Rock, taken on the 70th floor overlooking Central Park. Federer’s day in Manhattan also included a street meeting with real-life heroes, New York City firemen and a bird’s eye view of the catwalk for Fashion Week’s Oscar de la Renta show as a guest of Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. A day earlier, Tiger Woods (a guest of Federer’s in his players’ box), Jim Carrey, Christie Brinkley and Ben Stiller were among a host of celebrities who attended the Open final.

Federer has put together one of the most prolific seasons in history, compiling eight titles and a 70-5 match record in the year with two months remaining. The Swiss is now concentrating on his 2007 initiative to win the French Open after losing the final this season to Rafael Nadal. “This time around, I really believe I can win,” Federer said after his New York title win. “Whereas before, I thought it’s too tough, too long, too hard and everything. I doubted myself from the early rounds on. But now, I know I can win the French, you know? Nadal here or not, I know I could beat him.”

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