In brief: Federer shakes off intrusion

Tennis: Stunned and shaken, Roger Federer stood on center court during the French Open final in Paris wondering if the intruder who had just run up to him posed a threat.

Luckily, he wasn’t, and the Swiss star went on to win the French Open and match Pete Sampras’ career record of 14 major titles.

“All of a sudden I heard the crowd, and I looked over and he jumped over the fence or something,” said Federer, who beat Robin Soderling of Sweden 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 Sunday to complete a career Grand Slam with his first championship at Roland Garros. “That gave me a fright, just, like, seeing him so close right away.”

The on-court intruder leaped into the area of play early in the second set, getting through a section of photographers sitting in the front row and hopping over the small wall separating them from the red clay.

Federer, however, said he wasn’t worried when he first saw the man run toward him.

“The good thing is, like, it happened before so that’s why I guess I didn’t panic,” he said.

At Wimbledon in 2006, two men came on the court with rackets and balls, and one of them hit a shot, during Federer’s quarterfinal win over Mario Ancic.

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Injured Ching left off U.S. roster

Soccer: Injured forward Brian Ching, a former Gonzaga player, was left off the U.S. roster for the Confederations Cup along with defender Frankie Hejduk.

Ching missed the Americans’ last two World Cup qualifiers because of an injured hamstring, and Hejduk was sidelined with a groin injury.

Maurice Edu, who had left knee surgery last week, was omitted along with Colorado midfielder Pablo Mastroeni.

U.S. coach Bob Bradley added goalkeeper Luis Robles, midfielder Ricardo Clark and forward Conor Casey on Sunday.

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