Federer tops del Potro in Rotterdam final

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02/19/2012 - Rotterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seed Roger Federer earned his first title of 2012 with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in Sunday's final at the ABN AMRO World tournament.

The Swiss world No. 3 earned three service breaks and saved all seven of the break points he faced in the one hour, 26-minute match.

Federer entered the tournament coming off back-to-back losses in the Australian Open and Davis Cup, but dropped only one set this week en route to extending his streak of years with at least one ATP World Tour title to 12.

Sunday's triumph gave him his 71st career title and second in Rotterdam. Federer had won the last time he appeared in the tournament, back in 2005.

The third-seeded del Potro was also playing in his first championship bout of the year. Del Potro fell to 9-5 all-time in finals and to 2-9 lifetime against Federer. However, he did beat Federer to become the 2009 U.S. Open champ.

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2. Carolina Panthers
Carolina was one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL last season.  With the signing of David Carr, expect the very first quarterback controversy to come out of Carolina if Jake Delhomme doesn’t rebound quickly from an average 2007 season. With veteran safety Mike Minter getting up there in age, they will look to draft a safety on Day 1 but probably not in the first round.  LB is another need with the loss of Chris Draft to go along with Dan Morgan’s concussion problems.  If TE Greg Olsen is still on the board, he might be too good to pass up despite their needs on the defensive side of the ball.

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