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Man tries to put hat on Federer

Updated: June 7, 2009, 3:42 PM ET
Associated Press

PARIS -- Stunned and shaken, Roger Federer stood on center court during the French Open final wondering if the intruder who had just run up to him posed a threat.

Luckily, he didn't, and the Swiss star went on to win the French Open and match Pete Sampras' career record of 14 major titles.

"All of a sudden I heard the crowd, and I looked over and he jumped over the fence or something," said Federer, who beat Robin Soderling of Sweden 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 Sunday to complete a career ...

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2009 FRENCH OPEN

2009 champions
Women's singles: Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia
Men's singles:
 Roger Federer, Switzerland
Men's doubles: Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic and Leander Paes, India
Women's doubles: Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain
Mixed doubles: Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan, United States
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