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Federer wins in return from 6-week break

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BASEL, Switzerland (AP) Roger Federer made a winning return from a six-week break Monday, beating Belgium's Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4 at his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.

The top-ranked Federer is chasing a fourth straight title at the Swiss Indoors, where he once worked as a ballboy. He will next play 51st-ranked Andreas Seppi of Italy, who rallied past Swiss wild-card entry Stephane Bohli 4-6, 6-1, 7-5.

Federer looked refreshed after last playing Sept. 20, when he helped Switzerland defeat Italy in the Davis Cup.

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2009 ATP Rankings
Rank Player Points
1 Roger Federer 10055
2 Rafael Nadal 8845
3 Novak Djokovic 7890
4 Andy Murray 6640
5 Juan Martin del Potro 6060
6 Andy Roddick 4500
7 Nikolay Davydenko 4340
8 Fernando Verdasco 3225
9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2985
10 Robin Soderling 2935
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