Swiss ace, Roger Federer played his A-tennis today to overcome the challenge of World Number One, Rafael Nadal to clinch his second Shanghai Masters title. He beat his Spaniard rival 6-4 6-3 for the title that he last won in 2014. It was his 27th Masters title and 94th career titles. Federer gave notice of […]
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Swiss Roger Federer has clinched his eighth Wimbledon title, ruthlessly beating Croatian Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4. For Federer, age was not an issue as he dominated his opponent, seven years younger in all the three sets. The Swiss ace who has now increased his Grand Slam trophies to 19, is 35 years old. He […]
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Roger Federer now has Croatian Marin Cilic as the final obstacle for his dream 8th Wimbledon crown on Sunday. The Swiss ace beat Czech Tomas Berdych in three sets to book the final spot, while Cilic ended the fairy tale run of American Sam Querrey in four sets. Two of Federer’s sets went into tie-break, […]
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Veteran Roger Federer took his 9th Gerry Weber title on Sunday in Halle, despatching German, Alexander Zverev in two straight sets, 6-1 6-3. The match lasted just 53 minutes. The Swiss ace lifted the trophy without dropping a set all week. The 35-year-old Swiss first reached the Halle final in 2003, beating German Nicolas Kiefer […]
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Roger Federer on Sunday overcame long-term rival, Rafael Nadal, to win the Miami Open for the third time and continue his remarkable start to the season. The 35-year-old built on January’s Australian Open win and last month’s Indian Wells success with a convincing 6-3 6-4 win over the Spaniard. The pair shared 10 break points […]
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Roger Federer needed more than three hours to outlast Nick Kyrgios 7-6(9) 6-7(9) 7-6(5) in a pulsating Miami Open semi-final on Friday to set up another mouthwatering final clash with Rafa Nadal. The Swiss, who has won two of his last three tournaments including the Australian Open, had to dig deep to get through a […]
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Roger Federer gunning for a back-to back Masters trophies, has qualified for the semi-final of the Miami Open, edging Tomas Berdych 6-2 3-6 7-6(8-6). The Swiss maestro survived two match points before beating the Czech in the third-set tiebreak, digging deep from his reservoir of skill, poise and experience toto move to the semi-final stage. Berdych served for […]
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Roger Federer has defeated his close friend and compatriot, Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 7-5 to win his fifth BNP Paribas Open title, in Indian Wells. It was Federer’s 90th tour-level crown and 25th in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments. He has also tied Novak Djokovic for the most titles in the California desert with five. Wawrinka, […]
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Australian Open champion Roger Federer will face compatriot Stan Wawrinka in an all-Swiss final match at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells in California, the U.S.. The match will be played at 9pm Nigerian time. Wawrinka swept past Spain’s Pablo Busta, the world number 23, 6-3 6-2 in Saturday’s opening semi-final. Federer, the […]
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Nick Kyrgios stunned Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(3) on Thursday to secure his second victory over the world number two in less than two weeks and advance to the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Kyrgios, who beat Djokovic in the quarter-finals in Acapulco 13 days ago in their first career meeting, once […]
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