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Last Updated: 2010-02-01T10:20:37+05:30
Roger Federer clinched his 16th Grand Slam title with a stupendous win over Andy Murray at Australian Open finals. The top seed triumphed for the fourth time at Melbourne defeating Murray by 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (13-11).
The world number one claimed his record 16th career Grand Slam singles title ... |
Last Updated: 2010-01-29T17:15:39+05:30
Roger Federer stormed into the Australian open final with a straight set win over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The Swiss defeated Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to strengthen his claim to the first Grand Slam of the year.
Federer played a flawless game with 9 winners, 5 unforced errors, 2 aces, no ... |
Last Updated: 2010-01-28T16:17:06+05:30
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will face Roger Federer in the semi-final clash at Australian Open on Friday. Tsonga, who suffered defeat at the hand of Djokovic in the 2008 final, came from 1-5 down in the third set to crush Federer in the Montreal Masters quarter-finals last August.
That Swiss ... |
Last Updated: 2010-01-27T11:56:05+05:30
Roger Federer registered his 15th consecutive win against Lleyton Hewitt on Monday at Australian Open. Federer defeated Hewitt by 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 to glide into the quarter-finals.
On the eve of Tuesday's national day holiday, Hewitt was unable to fly the flag for Australia as he remained ... |
Last Updated: 2010-01-15T16:47:35+05:30
Roger Federer has assured that he will be ready for the Australian Open. The top seed confirmed his fitness for the main event after three-hour training sessions this week at Melbourne Park.
The world number one, who had lost in Doha semi-final to Nikolay Davydenko reached Australia on ... |
Last Updated: 2010-01-15T16:05:44+05:30
Top seed Roger Federer will face Russian Igor Andreev in his first round encounter at Australian Open. The draw for pairs for the Australian Open commencing next week took place on Friday.
The Swiss top seed owns a 2-0 record in the series, but needed to go five sets in the US Open fourth ... |
Last Updated: 2010-01-11T12:23:16+05:30
Roger Federer on Sunday declined to play at Kooyong this week. The Swiss, who suffered defeat at the hand of Nikolay Davydenko in the Doha semi-finals, had a place reserved in the eight-man field in Melbourne at the round-robin event, a tune up for Australian Open.
But Wednesday's start at ... |
Last Updated: 2010-01-02T11:24:54+05:30
Roger Federer is ready to skip Switzerland's Davis Cup first round in Spain in March. According to reports on Friday the top seed’s decision is due to difficulty of playing on clay during the midst of the spring hardcourt season.
The world number one's absence might well be followed ... |
Last Updated: 2009-12-22T18:01:28+05:30
Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named ITF champions of 2009.Federer earned the title for fifth time while Serena grabbed it for the second time.
The awards will be conferred during the annual ITF World Champions Dinner on June 1 in Paris, during the French Open. World number ... |
Last Updated: 2009-11-30T17:36:29+05:30
Roger Federer has regained the number one ATP end-of-year world ranking which he ceded to Rafael Nadal last year. This is the fifth time he is holding the ATP end-of-year world ranking.
The Swiss tennis ace, who is 28 years old, gained the French Open and Wimbledon titles, which helped him ... |
Last Updated: 2009-11-27T10:55:38+05:30
Roger Federer advanced into the semis at ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday despite a 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 defeat at the hands of Juan Martin del Potro. This put an end to Briton Andy Murray’s campaign at the year ending tournament.
The final round-robin ... |
Last Updated: 2009-11-25T14:17:53+05:30
Roger Federer stunned Andy Murray to ensure his year-end No. 1 ranking for the fifth time .Federer had a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals.
For the second time in as many matches, Switzerland's 15-time Grand Slam winner had to rally on Tuesday after losing an ... |
Last Updated: 2009-11-24T10:18:13+05:30
The world number one Roger Federer will face Scot Andy Murray in the Group A match on Tuesday at the ATP World Tour Finals.
A cautious Roger Federer is determined to improve a modest 3-6 career record against high-flying Scot .Murray, who once briefly stood second this season behind the ... |
Last Updated: 2009-11-23T11:47:15+05:30
Roger Federer and Andy Murray started the ATP World Tour Finals on a winning note earning opening group victories at the eight-man year-end showcase.
Top seed Federer lost the first set of his career to Fernando Verdasco on Sunday, but regrouped after a big effort to defeat the Spaniard ... |
Last Updated: 2009-11-12T12:17:28+05:30
World number one Roger Federer was stunned by Frenchman Julien Benneteau at the Paris Masters. Benneteau outclassed Federer by 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 in the second round clash on Wednesday.
The Swiss, who was defeated in the Sunday final of his home event in Basle by Novak Djokovic, ... |
Last Updated: 2009-11-09T12:18:22+05:30
Novak Djokovic ended Roger Federer’s Basel reign defeating the world number one in his home ground. Djokovic registered a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Federer to claim the Swiss Indoors title on Sunday.
The 22-year-old world number three turned the game in his favour in a ... |
Last Updated: 2009-11-09T11:32:05+05:30
Roger Federer won his 19th match at home to reach a fourth consecutive Swiss Indoors final at Basel, where he will be meeting Novak Djokovic.
Federer, 59-8 in this season of four titles including the French Open and Wimbledon, beat longtime friend Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 in the ... |
Last Updated: 2009-11-07T16:53:13+05:30
Roger Federer will play against his childhood mate Marco Chiudinelli in the Swiss Indoors semi-finals. Friendship will be on the back burner in a battle of Basle boys for a place in the final of the Swiss Indoors.
Top seed Federer has been a winner of last three editions of his home event. ... |
Last Updated: 2009-11-05T15:01:34+05:30
Roger Federer cruised into the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors on Wednesday. He earned a 6-3, 6-3 sixth straight victory against the Italian Andreas Seppi in just an hour game.
The top seed claimed his 17th straight match in Basel and his 57th of the season as he entered the last eight ... |
Last Updated: 2009-11-03T17:19:49+05:30
Roger Federer claimed his 16th straight victory at his home Swiss Indoors. The top seeded world number one defeated Belgian qualifier Olivier Rochus by 6-3, 6-4 on Monday in just 66 minutes.
The Swiss earned his first two break points with aces, only to see them saved by the battling ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-19T17:07:34+05:30
Roger Federer retained the top spot in the men's tennis rankings Monday while Novak Djokovic returned to third and Nikolay Davydenko climbed to the sixth place.
Switzerland's Federer has 10,805 points in the latest Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) list to lead from Spanish rival ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-13T16:02:41+05:30
Argentine Juan Del Potro will stand in for Roger Federer at the invitational Kooyong Classic .The decision was taken as Roger Federer is still to finalise his 2010 playing schedule.
The US Open winner and world number-five Del Potro will take over as eighth man at the key preparation event ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-12T15:41:24+05:30
World number one Roger Federer and second seeded Rafael Nadal will play in the Capitala World Tennis tournament in 2010.Andy Murray has withdrawn from the US$250,000 tournament.
The current world number one and two will be back in action in the second edition of Capitala World Tennis ... |
Last Updated: 2009-09-26T10:49:25+05:30
World No. 1 Roger Federer will not be playing at the Asian swings of ATP, which is slated to be held in Tokyo and Shanghai on October. The 15 Grand Slam holder mentioned that he is withdrawing from the event as he is badly in need of a break.
The Swiss world number one had been expressing ... |
Last Updated: 2009-09-15T09:54:28+05:30
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro took over the World No. 1 Roger Federer for a 3 -6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Roger Federer who had contested in 20 Grand Slams before this shattering defeat, had lost only to Rafael Nadal
Federer had taken over the Argentine 6 straight times before this, ... |
Last Updated: 2009-09-14T09:30:52+05:30
World No 1 Roger Federer is now just a step away from his 16th Grand Slam title. He took over Novak Djokovic to enter the sixth consecutive final at the US Open.
The Swiss player will face Argentine Juan Del Potro Monday in a rain-delayed final. Argentine Juan Del Potro crushed World ... |
Last Updated: 2009-09-10T12:55:10+05:30
Fourth seed Novak Djokovic will face top seed Roger Federer in the semi-finals of US Open. Novak Djokovic made it into the semi finals after he took over Fernando Verdasco of Spain by 7-6 (7-2), 1-6, 7-5 and 6-2.
The Serb will play against World No. 1 Roger Federer for enter the clash for ... |
Last Updated: 2009-09-10T10:43:57+05:30
Roger Federer is almost near to kissing success now. He has taken over Robin Soderling in the quarter final match of US Open Men’s singles which was held today.
Federer dismissed Sweden's Robin Soderling, who had entered the quarter final after a wonderful play in the pre ... |
Last Updated: 2009-09-08T10:12:31+05:30
Top seed Roger Federer made it into the US open quarters on Monday. He defeated Tommy Robredo of Spain in straight sets by 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
Federer will meet Robin Soderling in his next round. The quarter final win will give Federer set the record of 22nd straight time into the Grand Slam ... |
Last Updated: 2009-09-06T09:42:43+05:30
Even though World No. 1, Roger Federer could not take over the former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in the first set of the third round of US Open 2009, the five-times US Open defending champion was able to reserve his berth in the fourth round of the US Open.
Federer was able to gain ... |