Novak Djokovic again proved the toughest of nuts for Roger Federer to crack to claim his fifth Wimbledon title on Sunday. It was the first All England Club final match to be decided by a tiebreaker. The Serbian repelled everything the Federer could throw at him in am epic final worth every minute. The defending […]
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Eight-time Wimbledon singles champion Roger Federer posted yet more landmarks on Saturday as all the main contenders male and female encountered few problems in reaching the Last 16. Federer registered a record 350th win in Grand Slam matches in his 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) win over Lucas Pouille of France and in the process reached […]
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Tennis superstars, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have qualified for the quarterfinals of the French Open after winning their fourth-round matches on Sunday. Federer defeated Argentine Leonardo Mayer in straight sets 6-2 6-3 6-3. Federer, whose only French Open title came in 2009, claimed the first two sets in 67 minutes with Mayer winning just […]
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Eight-time champion Roger Federer was sensationally knocked out of Wimbledon on Wednesday by South African giant Kevin Anderson while Rafael Nadal edged Juan Martin del Potro in a Centre Court epic and will meet Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. Defending champion Federer lost a Court One thriller, 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11 as 32-year-old […]
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Roger Federer’s latest reign atop the world rankings has ended after the Swiss great’s shock loss to Australian qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round of the Miami Masters on Saturday. The 36-year-old Federer wasted no time in announcing he’ll skip the clay-court season, including the French Open, just as he did last year after […]
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Former US Open winner Juan Martin Del Potro stunned world number one Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 7-6 (7/2) to win the Indian Wells Masters tournament on Sunday. In the close to three-hour thriller, the two players kept the audience on tenterhooks, as Federer came from one set down to level scores in a tie […]
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Roger Federer won two awards, including the World Sportsman of the Year, while Serena Williams was named the World Sportswoman of the Year, at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards at the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco on Tuesday. Federer also won the World Comeback of the Year award and was congratulated by […]
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Roger Federer on Sunday, won his 20th Grand Slam title after seeing off Marin Cilic in the final of the 2018 Australian Open in Melbourne. The title was Swiss tennis star’s sixth in the first Grand Slam event of the year, equalling Novak Djokovic and Roy Emerson’s records. He has now won four more Grand […]
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Roger Federer came from a set down to beat Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro 6-7 6-4 6-3 to clinch the Swiss Indoor title in his hometown of Basel. The title was Federer’s seventh of the season, one more than won by rival Rafael Nadal. It was also Federer’s eighth in the tournament and his 95th […]
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Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro will square up again on Sunday for their third final in six years at the Swiss Indoors at Basel. Both players crushed their opponents in quick-fire wins on Saturday. Top seed Federer, bidding for a record eighth title at his hometown event, was merciless with third seed David Goffin, […]
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