Federer, Nadal win to set up early showdown at Indian Wells (Yahoo Sports)
Roger Federer edged Steve Johnson 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) in a hard-serving duel at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, setting up a fourth-round match against Rafael Nadal. Federer fired 12 aces – his fastest serve registering 131 mph – and never faced a break point against Johnson, who reached 136 on the radar gun […]
Federer upset by qualifier Donskoy in Dubai, Murray wins (Yahoo Sports)
Roger Federer squandered three match points in a shock 3-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5) second round loss to Russian qualifier Evgeny Donskoy at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday. Federer, who has just won his 18th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, failed to take advantage of three match points in the second set […]
Federer beats Nadal in epic Aussie final to win 18th major (Yahoo Sports)
So here was Roger Federer, down a break in the fifth set in a Grand Slam final. Across the net was his nemesis, Rafael Nadal, the left-handed Spaniard he hadn’t been able to beat in a major final in almost a decade. Nadal was returning from injury, too, and somehow the pair had renewed the […]
Nadal holds off Baby Fed, sets up classic final vs. Federer (Yahoo Sports)
Rafael Nadal took five sets and almost five hours to fend off ”Baby Fed” and revive a classic Grand Slam final against the one-and-only Roger Federer. The Roger-Rafa final will be Sunday – their first meeting in an Australian Open title match since Nadal won in 2009. ”I feel that this rivalry is talked about […]
Williams sisters, Federer advance to Australian Open finals (Yahoo Sports)
Win or lose, Serena Williams sees another all-sister final at the Australian Open as cause for celebration. The 35-year-old Williams arrived in Australia bidding for a 23rd Grand Slam title, aiming to break the Open-era record she shares with Steffi Graf. Now the 36-year-old Venus is the potential roadblock, back in a major final for […]
Venus Williams, Federer back in the thick of a Grand Slam (Yahoo Sports)
For all their Grand Slam successes, Venus Williams and Roger Federer still find themselves surprised to be in the semifinals at the Australian Open. Injuries, illness and advancing age can do that to the best of athletes, even 17-time major champion Federer and seven-time Grand Slam singles winner Williams, who has overcome an energy-sapping illness […]
Djokovic to open v Verdasco; Federer, Murray in same quarter (Yahoo Sports)
Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic drew a difficult first-round opponent in Fernando Verdasco, and Roger Federer’s fall in the rankings complicated his chances at Melbourne Park after he ended up in same quarter as top-ranked Andy Murray, No. 5 Kei Nishikori and No. 10 Tomas Berdych. The official draw for the season’s first major […]
Fall in rankings has Federer seeded 17th at Australian Open (Yahoo Sports)
A long injury layoff and a fall in the rankings have created a tough draw for 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer at the Australian Open. Federer slipped to No. 17 in the rankings this week after Grigor Dimitrov won the Brisbane International and moved up to No. 15. The Australian Open tends to stick […]
Federer, Williams out of IPTL because of financial issues (Yahoo Sports)
Roger Federer and Serena Williams are not going to participate in the third edition of the International Premier Tennis League because of financial issues for the exhibition series. Bhupathi said he hoped Federer, the owner of 17 Grand Slam titles, and Williams, who has won 22 major singles trophies, would play in the IPTL in […]
Wimbledon semi-finals LIVE: Murray meets Berdych as Raonic knocks OUT Federer
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