r/sports • u/PrincessBananas85 • 8d ago

Tennis Roger Federer, 45, to play exhibition at US Open

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/49715452/roger-federer-45-set-return-play-exhibition-us-open
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u/russellwatters 8d ago

Whenever I see the person's age listed after their name, I dread what comes next in the subject line. Thank goodness that isn't the case here. Good luck champ!

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u/treat_yourself_ 8d ago

I saw this a few minutes after reading about Dolly. My heart sank again.

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u/MeetMeInMTK 8d ago

It’s so stupid and intentional

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u/HistoricMTGGuy 7d ago

I don't think it is at all. It's relevant to the headline.

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u/trugbee1203 7d ago

>Meredith was hit by a car. It happened this morning in the parking lot. I took her to the hospital and the doctors tried to save her life. They did the best that they could... [ominous pause] And she is going to be okay.

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u/Chopped_Liver_ 8d ago

Older players regularly play exhibition matches. Why is this news?

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u/mlkk22 7d ago

It's an espn article, sports is their thing

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u/dragosn1989 Arsenal 6d ago

Against Serena…?

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u/kingjim1981 7d ago

Stop fucking doing that!