Djokovic, who is into his seventh final at the All England club, is only the second male player after Roger Federer to reach 30 Grand Slam finals. Federer has reached Grand Slam finals on 31 occasions.
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I really don’t know, need to regroup: Roger Federer on retirement
Federer didn’t talk much on his future after Wimbledon. He is scheduled to take part at Tokyo Olympics and US Open this year.
My father gave me 2 years to succeed or go back to school: Roger Federer
Federer has gone on to be recognised as one of the greatest male tennis players of all time. He has won 20 Grand Slam titles, the most for any male player in tennis history.
Sumit Nagal is going to have a solid career: Roger Federer
The five-time US Open champion further said that Nagal is much of a clay-court player as he has played his majority of tennis on the red soil.
India’s Sumit Nagal goes down fighting in Grand Slam debut against Roger Federer
Sumit Nagal is one of four other Indian players who have qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam in singles.
Miami Open 2019: Roger Federer downs Denis Shapovalov, enters final
Miami: Switzerland’s Roger Federer has advanced to the men’s final of the Miami Open after defeating Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-finals. Federer, 37, will play for the title in Miami for the first time since 2017 when he won his third trophy there, reports Efe news. The[Read More…]
WTA Indian Wells Open: It’s Federer vs Nadal in semi-final
Indian Wells (California): Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, arguably the two greatest men’s tennis players of all time, have set up a dream semi-final at the BNP Paribas Open with straight-set victories. In the day’s first quarter-final on Friday, Federer quickly seized control of his match against Hubert Hurkacz by[Read More…]
Paris Masters: Djokovic defeats Federer, will face Khachanov in final
A phenomenal year continues for Novak Djokovic as he outperforms the Swiss legend, Roger Federer to enter the final of Paris Masters. In an intense three-set encounter, the 2018 Wimbledon and US Open Champion, Djokovic won with a scoreline of 7-6(6), 5-7 and 7-6(3). Novak Djokovic will face the Russian Khachanov[Read More…]
An impressed Sachin Tendulkar invites Roger Federer to exchange notes on Cricket and Tennis
During his fourth round in Wimbledon 2018, Roger Federer not only showed everyone his immaculate tennis skills but also gave his tennis fans a glimpse of his cricketing skills that earned him the top spot in ICC’s Test rankings for batsmen. Sachin Tendulkar, impressed by Federer’ skills took to Twitter, saying[Read More…]
Roger Federer reclaims top spot in ATP rankings
Madrid: Switzerland’s Roger Federer returned to top spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday after he won his 98th career title in Germany. The 20-time Grand Slam champion overtook Spain’s Rafael Nadal as world number one with a 6-4, 7-6(3) victory over[Read More…]
Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer wins historic 8th title
Roger Federer broke the record books, to be crowned men’s single’s champion of Wimbledon for a record eighth time, after achieving a straight sets victory against Marin Cilic. Federer claimed his 19th Grand Slam title 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. Roger Federer congratulated Cilic on a great run in the trophy presentation ceremony.[Read More…]
Kohli only Indian in Forbes highest paid athletes list, shines at 89th
In the latest Forbes list, Captain Virat Kohli is the only sportsperson from India who made it among the world’s 100 highest paid athletes, topped by Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo. Kohli, 28-year-old, has been ranked 89th in the Forbes 2017 list of ‘The World’s highest paid athletes’ with a total[Read More…]
Djokovic & Rafael Nadal out of Indian Wells
Federer beats Nadal in Australian open final
Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal- 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3- to win his 18th Grand Slam title. It was the 35-year-old Federer’s fifth Australian title, his first Grand Slam major since 2012 Wimbledon. Federer had lost six of the previous eight Grand Slam finals he’d played against Nadal, and had[Read More…]
Federer qualifies for Aus-open semi-finals
Serena Williams proves she is unbeatable with a new record
World No. 1 Serena Williams on Monday registered her 308th Grand Slam win against 52-seeded Yaroslava Shvedova in the US Open, thereby breaking Roger Federer’s record by winning the most Grand Slam matches in her career. Serena had earlier tied her score of grand slams wins with Martina Hingis when she defeated Russia’s Yaroslava[Read More…]
US Open 2016: Serena Williams is on par with Roger Federer with a historic win
World No 1 Serena Williams is now at par with Roger Federer with 307 wins in a Grand Slam after she defeated Johanna Larsson in the third round of US Open by 6-2, 6-1. With this win, Serena has broken Czech-American player Martina Navratilova’s record with her 307th win in a Grand Slam[Read More…]
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal will be the force to reckon with next September
After watching them battle it out for 12 years, we’ll finally get a chance to watch two of the greatest rivals play on the same side. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will partner for the men’s doubles at the inaugural Laver Cup (in honour of legendary tennis player Rod Laver),[Read More…]
772nd ranked Willis steals hearts at Wimbledon
Despite losing in straight sets to Roger Federer, underdog Marcus Willis is all smiles. Sporting a white t-shirt with ‘RF’, Federer’s initials, the 25-year old played in front of 15,000 spectators on Centre Court. The left-hander is now an overnight sensation, getting past three playoffs, three qualifiers and first-level match[Read More…]