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Roger Federer won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003. He defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final. Earlier rounds included victories over Pete Sampras and Andy Roddick, but Philippoussis was his final opponent.

Robin Soderling was the first player to ever defeat Rafael Nadal at the French Open (2009). Later, Novak Djokovic also defeated him (2015, 2021), but Soderling held the unique distinction for many years.

Robin Söderling defeated Rafael Nadal at the 2009 French Open in the fourth round, ending Nadal's unprecedented 31-match winning streak at Roland Garros. This was Nadal's first-ever loss at the French Open and remains one of the biggest upsets in tennis history.

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Roger Federer is a Swiss tennis player who has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history for a male player. He won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003.

Now, let's go through each option and explain why it is right or wrong:

A. Andy Roddick - This option is incorrect. Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in the final of Wimbledon in 2004 and 2005.

B. Lleyton Hewitt - This option is incorrect. Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2004 and in the final of the US Open in 2004.

C. Mark Philippoussis - This option is correct. Roger Federer defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final of Wimbledon in 2003 to win his first Grand Slam title.

D. Andre Agassi - This option is incorrect. Roger Federer defeated Andre Agassi in the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2004.

Therefore, the answer is: C. Mark Philippoussis

"If" by Rudyard Kipling is inscribed above the players' entrance to Centre Court at Wimbledon. The poem's message about maintaining dignity and perseverance through adversity aligns with Wimbledon's values of sportsmanship. "Invictus" is often mistakenly associated with Wimbledon due to its similar inspirational theme, but it is not the poem displayed there.

India won 2 medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics - a gold in hockey and a bronze by K. D. Jadhav in wrestling. This was India's most successful Olympics until 2000. Option A is correct; B and C are wrong, and D is false.

India participated in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics but won zero medals. This was a disappointing Games for India. Option C is correct. Option A is wrong, and Option D is false because India did participate.

India's last Olympic medal in field hockey (a gold) was won at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Following this, India faced a long medal drought in the sport until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

India finished in 50th place in the overall medal tally at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with three medals: one gold (Abhinav Bindra) and two bronze (Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh).