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Roger Federer, on the rebound after his dramatic Wimbledon loss to Spain's Rafael Nadal, is in Toronto this week for the Rogers Masters tournament (no, it is not named after him), but his sights already are firmly set on Beijing.

The top-ranked Swiss is eager to add an Olympic gold medal to his loaded resume. He finished fourth at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and was upset in the second round of the 2004 Athens Olympics by Tomas Berdych. Federer will head to China from Toronto next week and fly to New York for the U.S. Open immediately after the Olympics.

Most of the top 10 players — including Nadal — will play in Beijing. American Andy Roddick chose to skip the Games and focus on his U.S. Open preparation.

''If maybe I am a player who doesn't have any Grand Slams, maybe a Grand Slam would still do more for my own career,'' Federer said. "But because I have 12 already, for me an Olympic gold ranks high."

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