Tag: Roger Federer

‘The facts are not right’: Federer fumes over scheduling row

Roger Federer has hit back at claims he gets preferential treatment from tennis tournaments due to his status as one of the sport's all-time greats.

November 14, 2018

Federer crashes to Nishikori in ATP Finals opener

Roger Federer suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to Kei Nishikori at the ATP Finals, severely denting his bid for the 100th title of his illustrious career.

November 12, 2018

Federer, Djokovic top the bill for London finale

Roger Federer is aiming to complete a century of titles at the ATP Finals but will likely have to find a way past the irrepressible Novak Djokovic, who is looking to round off his astonishing season in style.

November 11, 2018

Djokovic edges Federer in Paris Masters thriller

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in a thrilling semi-final at the Paris Masters on Saturday to extend his winning run to 22 matches ahead of his return to world number one next week.

November 4, 2018

Djokovic hails ‘phenomenal achievement’, Federer three wins from 100th title

Novak Djokovic described his return to the world number one ranking as a "phenomenal achievement" as he and old rival Roger Federer coasted into the Paris Masters quarter-finals.

November 2, 2018

Federer ignored deadline set by ‘new’ Davis Cup

Roger Federer has revealed that organisers of the re-launched and condensed Davis Cup gave him three days to decide if he would commit to the controversial competition.

October 28, 2018

Federer powers past Struff into Basel quarter-finals

Roger Federer won his 17th consecutive match at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday, dispatching Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals.

October 26, 2018

Federer digs deep to reach Basel second round

Roger Federer had to fight hard to hold off Serbia's Filip Krajinovic on Tuesday, edging to a 6-2 4-6 6-4 win to reach the second round of the Swiss Indoors.

October 25, 2018

Federer digs deep to reach Basel second round

Roger Federer had to fight hard to hold off Serbia's Filip Krajinovic on Tuesday, edging to a 6-2 4-6 6-4 win to reach the second round of the Swiss Indoors.

October 24, 2018

Federer reveals long-standing hand injury

Roger Federer has revealed that he has been suffering with a hand injury since the summer, but said the problem is no longer a worry as he heads into his home Swiss Open starting on Monday.

October 22, 2018

New Davis Cup to look to next generation of tennis talent

The Davis Cup can succeed even without the likes of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as the reformed tournament will target a new generation of tennis stars, the International Tennis Federation's chief operating officer has said.

October 22, 2018

Novak Djokovic wins Shanghai to close on World no.1

This was a fourth Shanghai crown for Djokovic and he is homing in on a return to number one, having fallen as low as 22nd in May as he struggled following elbow surgery in February.

October 15, 2018

Roger Federer fires to join Novak Djokovic in Shanghai semis

The second semi-final tees up Novak Djokovic against young German star Alexander Zverev, just the second time they will have met.

October 13, 2018

Shanghai Masters: Roger Federer does family proud to battle into quarters

"Obviously, I'm going to try to do everything I can to get to number one," said Djokovic.

October 12, 2018

Roger Federer says new Davis Cup ‘not designed for me’

Djokovic said that he is backing the rival ATP World Team Cup, set to take place weeks after the Davis Cup finals, at the start of the 2020 season.

October 12, 2018

‘Get your own towels’ – tennis rallies round ball kids after Fernando Verdasco spat

This year's US Open introduced a 25-second serve clock for all matches, an innovation which will also be used at the Australian Open in January.

October 10, 2018

Shanghai Masters: Novak Djokovic masters Jeremy Chardy again

Top seed and holder Federer starts his campaign on Wednesday against Russia's Daniil Medvedev.

October 10, 2018