MASON, Ohio — Roger Federer saw it coming.
Too much tennis, too little time off. The world's top player knew it was the perfect combination for a long-awaited upset, one that a disbelieving British teenager pulled off Wednesday.
Andy Murray's 7-5, 6-4 victory in the second round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters ended Federer's 55-match win streak in North America and provided his earliest tournament exit in two years.
The streak included two U.S. Open titles that helped stamp Federer as one of the sport's best players.
"The streaks? I don't care about those now that they're over," said Federer, who had not lost in straight sets in his previous 194 matches. "It's going to be a relief for everybody, and now we can move on."
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NHL
GLENDALE — Owen Nolan, who sat out last season while recovering from right knee surgery, signed a one-year contract Wednesday with the Coyotes.
Coach Wayne Gretzky said he considers Nolan, 34, one of the league's premier power forwards.
"His size, strength, goal-scoring ability and leadership will be a big asset to our team," Gretzky said.
Nolan, an unrestricted free agent, last played in 2003-04 for the Maple Leafs. He has 349 goals and 386 assists in 915 career games with Quebec, Colorado, San Jose and Toronto.
â—ŹÂ Evgeni Malkin has filed a letter of resignation with his Russian Super League team, a procedural move necessary for the star forward to sign with the Penguins.
Malkin remained hidden Wednesday, four days after abruptly leaving the Metallurg Magnitogorsk team on Saturday after it arrived for training camp in Helsinki, Finland.
Malkin, 20, arguably the top player in the world not currently in the NHL, is believed to have flown to Canada and remained there.
high school football
Three high school football games involving Southern Arizona teams, and nine playoff games, will be aired on Cox Channel 7 during the upcoming season.
The three games featuring local teams are: Cienega at Phoenix Greenway, Sept. 8; Chandler Basha at Sunnyside, Sept. 15; and Mountain View at Salpointe Catholic, Oct. 13.
A fourth game — Ironwood Ridge at Canyon del Oro on Nov. 3, the final week of the regular season — is currently listed as a tentative broadcast.
The 2A through 5A state championship games also are on the television schedule.
UA soccer
The Arizona women's soccer team will begin the season ranked 17th in the NSCAA/Adidas preseason poll. The Wildcats return 11 letter-winners and four starters from last year's squad.
Three Pac-10 teams earned a spot in the rankings: UCLA (2), California (10) and Arizona. Defending champion Portland was picked No. 1.
jurisprudence
WASHINGTON — Former NBA player Lonny Baxter was arrested by uniformed Secret Service agents on Wednesday after shots were fired from a vehicle about two blocks from the White House.
Baxter, who helped Maryland win a national championship, and played with the Charlotte Bobcats last season, was ordered held without bail.
"Nobody feels worse about this whole scenario than Mr. Baxter himself," said Baxter's lawyer, Harold Martin.
Baxter, 27, was taken into custody around 2:30 a.m. after a witness flagged down a Secret Service agent and reported shots fired from a white sports utility vehicle, said Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren.
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