Roger Federer won his third straight title Sunday, beating Andy Roddick 7-5, 6-3 in the final of the $2.5 million Tennis Masters Canada in Toronto.
The top-ranked Federer improved his career record against the No. 2-ranked Roddick to 7-1.
“I’d like to congratulate Roger,” Roddick said. “You’re certainly becoming very annoying.”
Roddick defeated Federer in the semifinals of this event last year and went on to win the tournament. Since then, Roddick is 0-3 against Federer, including the Wimbledon final.
Federer’s 23-match win streak is the longest on the men’s tour since Pete Sampras won 24 straight five years ago.
– Three weeks, three titles for Lindsay Davenport, who needed just 48 minutes to defeat French Open champion Anastasia Myskina 6-1, 6-1 in the Acura Classic final in Carlsbad, Calif.
She completed a California slam for the second time in her career, equaling her feat of 1998, when she won hardcourt tournaments at Stanford, Carlsbad and Los Angeles before winning the U.S. Open.
This summer, her run at Stanford, Carson and Carlsbad included victories over Venus (twice) and Serena Williams (once)–her first wins over the sisters in four years.
