Ubha: Jaded Federer taking time off to recover

Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images The adulation Ana Ivanovic earned from her French Open title has deteriorated with her continued slump. Can't get excited now that the Grand Slams have gone faster than an Ivo Karlovic rocket down the middle? Come on, there's still much to keep an eye out for in the fall. Here are a few, led by an off-court matter, namely Roger Federer Fed's return? Federer's decision to bail on next week's Stockholm Open raised eyebrows, given his explanation. Pulling from a relatively small event at this time of the campaign isn't uncommon, though the recently anointed five-time U.S. Open champion, who claims he's healthy after a bout of mono early in the season, didn't know if he'd return at all in 2008. "It's surprising because he's never shown signs of it doing it before,'' said ESPN analyst and former... [read full story]                    

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