CBSSports.com: Federer determined to show he still has what it takes to be best

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By Art Spander
The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com

NEW YORK -- Success became a burden. Roger Federer couldn't accept defeat. "I got spoiled," he conceded.

So did everyone. As the wins became losses, the praise became doubt. And criticism.

He had aged, we were reminded. He had slipped. He was finished.

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