Archive: roger-federer
Regaining global supremacy didn't diminish Roger Federer's championship acceleration. A day after returning to the top of the world, Federer remains a world-beater on grass.
Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios actually played a set against each other that did not go to a tiebreaker for the first time ever, but a third-set ‘breaker still had to separate them–again–in the semifinals of the Mercedes Cup on Saturday.
Federer bunted a backhand pass on match point out-dueling Nick Kyrgios, 6-7 (2), 6-2, 7-6 (5), in the Stuttgart semifinals, ensuring he will regain the world No. 1 ranking on Monday.
It's not his fault, of course, but Rafael Nadal reduced much of the clay-court swing to a snooze-fest. Roger Federer in all likelihood will do the same on grass. But for at least one day, tennis fans must bring out their popcorn.
Tested to deuce for the first time all day on serve, Roger Federer surged forward and played match-maker kissing the sideline with backhand volley.
Tennis has been played on Rafael Nadal’s personal playground for the past two months. Now that the French Open is over, the tour moves to Roger Federer's stomping grounds: grass.
Two of 10sballs' fave female tennis stars won their openers. That's Kirsten "FLIP" or "flipper " Flipkens of Belgium • Big congrats rushing right in from Nurnberg dubs finals.
It's kind of funny. Most tennis tourneys start play on Monday and end on Sunday. In Paris you literally have 3 Sunday's of play.
Hyeon Chung pulled out of this week's 250-point tournament in Lyon, but another France-based event--and a much bigger one--will also be missing his presence.
A mural of iconic champion Roger Federer adorns the wall of the BNP Paribas Open stadium. On a night when the GOAT returned to action, memories of the man many consider the original GOAT—Pancho Gonzalez—came rushing back to life at Indian Wells today from those who knew him best.
Thanasi Kokkinakis scored the biggest win of his career in the Miami Open second round, when he stunned world No. 1 and 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) on Saturday afternoon.
Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, and Stan Wawrinka were never part of the Miami Open draw. The same goes for Dominic Thiem, Gael Monfils, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Novak Djokovic was in it--briefly--but lost his opening match to Benoit Paire on Friday.
There will be no Sunshine Double for Roger Federer in 2018 like there was last season. Still, circumstances are not exactly dire for Federer these days. Far from it.
Life is good for Juan Martin Del Potro right now. He is coming off the second biggest title of his career--his first at a Masters 1000--and is now set to play what might as well be a home tournament for him.
The 2018 BNP Paribas Open gave us dynamic debuts, revitalized returns and an all-time champions box of Rod Laver, Pete Sampras and Sugar Ray Leonard.
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