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Roger Federer Pleased With Huge Turnout at Autograph Session |
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Written by Autograph Collector's Daily
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Friday, 21 November 2008 |
Roger Federer Pleased With Huge Turnout at Autograph SessionMore than 1,000 fans thronged the foyer of the Petronas Twin Towers to meet Swiss tennis superstar Roger Federer yesterday. 
Fans queued up as early as 8am just to see the 27-year-old Swiss in the flesh and get his autograph.
The queue extended to about 100m and spilled outside the building as fans waited to meet the man who held the world No. 1 ranking for a record 237 consecutive weeks before losing it to rival Rafael Nadal of Spain this year.
According to an event spokesman, the crowd went absolutely wild when Federer arrived.
“He had fans of all ages. There was even a 60-year-old lady who was so excited after she got his signature.
“There were also some Swiss fans present who brought Swiss cow bells along with them. It was quite a noisy affair,” he said.
Federer was in town for the “Showdown of Champions” matches at Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil held last night, with American James Blake and tennis legends and former Wimbledon champions John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg also participating.
In the one-set exhibition match, Federer scraped past Blake 7-6, showing no signs of the back strain or stomach bug that hampered him at last week’s season-ending Masters Cup.
“There was some fantastic tennis tonight. I was confident coming into the match today and I played pretty well so I’m happy,” said Federer.
McEnroe won the battle of the old timers when he beat former arch-rival Borg 7-6. McEnroe and Blake then teamed up to beat Federer and Borg 7-5 in the doubles match
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