Ronaldo said on Friday that his former team-mate was simply enjoying a joke at his expense.
It had to be agony for the 30-year-old Swiss, who wanted this gold medal just as much, but Federer is a champion with a sense of history, and he understood the significance of what had happened here, at his expense.
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He liked to make other people happy but not usually at his own expense.
He came at his own expense, from Monaco, for the day, on his private jet.
At his own expense, he put up a billboard seeking information on his sister's slaying.
Mr Davies has taken time off and travelled down to London at his own expense.
He uses humor in his speeches, often at his own expense, and audiences are usually receptive, he says.
Dietz also said that he offered to return to Houston at his own expense to correct the error.
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But he was always remorseful, genuinely modest and witty at his own expense.
When Carter appeared at the event in La Quinta (with parents in tow) he was there at his own expense.
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It is fair to point out that this was a journey in his own time and at his own expense.
In 1829, he wrote up his ideas about agnosticism in a tract and had a thousand copies printed at his own expense.
His friends maintain that it was a joke at his own expense, suggesting that he would have been furious not to be told earlier.
Kerry delivered that last line in such a righteous tone that it seemed as if he didn't understand it was a joke at his own expense.
But at his own expense, he converted part of the laboratory into a kitchen and fitted it with gizmos like a camera capable of shooting video at 6, 200 frames per second--perfect for analyzing popping popcorn.
Former Manchester City boss Mark Hughes also turned to Verheijen at the start of the 2009-2010 season and Craig Bellamy has been so impressed by the Dutchman that he now pays to work with him at his own expense.
The excited executive can be counted on to travel the country (at his own expense) presenting this letter to prospective sellers, with the unwritten understanding that he will be an equity participant and member of the management team of any completed acquisition.
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For the day, Roberts lost some of his customary equanimity as he brooded about making such a public mistake. (He went to the White House the next day, and the oath was repeated, correctly, to forestall any challenges to its legality.) Since then, Roberts has put the embarrassment behind him and even made it the subject of a little humor at his own expense.
The chameleon-like Clinton ultimately proved willing to abandon the Democrats, embracing a triangulation strategy that strengthened his personal brand at the expense of his party's brand.
The UK media sees Tony Blair stamping his authority on the Cabinet at the expense of his chancellor.
We should be under no illusions on this point: Saddam Hussein did not build his enormous war machine, at staggering expense to his nation and people, simply to seize Kuwait.
Despite his heart stopping for an hour he made a full recovery, but at the expense of his football career.
That may help him draw issue contrasts with the Bush-Cheney ticket, but only at the expense of his own personal image.
When Alistair collapsed at last year's Hyde Park race, it was Jonny who breezed through to claim second place at his brother's expense.
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Many doubt that Suharto will really implement the agreed-to reforms at the expense of his family's and friends' empires and an entrenched bureaucracy.
Swaziland's King Mswati III, accused by critics of enjoying a lavish lifestyle at public expense while his people suffer great poverty, was also there.
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