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Federer, 36, becomes the oldest world No. 1
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Roger Federer, 36, will become the oldest world No. 1, his first top ranking in more than five years, after beating Robin Haase 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the quarterfinals Friday of the ABN AMRO World Tournament.
More tennis: Grigor Dimitrov, David Goffin and Andreas Seppi also reached the semis of the ABN event. ... Simona Halep withdrew from the Qatar Open with a foot injury after reaching the semifinals against American qualifier Catherine Bellis. As a result, Garbine Muguruza advances to the final in a walkover. Caroline Wozniacki and Petra Kvitova advanced to the semifinals. Halep also withdrew from next week's Dubai Open. ...