The Fed machine rolls on without a hiccup

By Greg Baum
Updated January 19 2014 - 1:23am, first published January 18 2014 - 6:53pm
Roger Federer
Roger Federer

As a ball boy in Basle, Roger Federer once collected Stefan Edberg's autograph. Twenty-odd years later, Federer has won the Stefan Edberg sportsmanship award nine times, four more even than Edberg himself. Voted on by his playing peers, it is a record that brooks no argument about his decency. He has also won the fans' award for the last 11 years. Now Federer employs Edberg, for whatever last little insight into tennis that he has not already gained by himself, and for the company. But he still has - and treasures - Edberg's autograph.

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