Roger Federer claimed his record-tying 19th Masters 1000 title, beating John Isner, 7-6 (7), 6-3, in the final of the BNP Paribas Open. The Swiss third seed became the first player to win 4 Paribas Opens, adding to the 3 he won between 2004 and 2006. Roger Federer saved 2 early break points and, after [...]
Roger Federer dispatched Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-2 and Rafael Nadal outlasted David Nalbandian 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 Friday as they advanced into the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Califonia Roger Federer, ranked third in the world behind No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, beat the Argentine for the 4th [...]
The hot ticket in Rotterdam today featured a showdown at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament between 2 grand slam champions, Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro. While the Argentinean forced a good battle in the second set, his slow start in the first set to go down 0-5, cost him the match. After [...]
The 2012 Davis Cup, the United States is off to an exhilarating start. It swept Roger Federer and Switzerland in the first round, with Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan winning the doubles match on clay, a surface selected by Federer to exploit what was perceived as an American weakness. The US swept favored Switzerland out [...]
Roger Federer’s first opening-round Davis Cup match in 8 years wasn’t supposed to turn out like this. The 16-time Grand Slam champion fell to a shock 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2 loss to John Isner as the United States took a 2-0 lead against Switzerland in the World Group on Friday. He had lost his [...]
The Australian Open finalists will reignite the debate about the heavy workload and lack of rest in the gruelling men’s game. Rafael Nadal seeks to reverse a year of losses to Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s final of the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal top-ranked men’s players — Novak Djokovic took over the top spot [...]
Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka make a lot of noise when they play tennis. And yes, it’s recommended that you watch the Australian Open women’s final with the volume down and the windows closed. Organizers hope the shrieks do not detract from a compelling winner-take-all final. On the line: Grand Slam hardware, the No. 1 [...]
Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 in an Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night, the longtime rivals playing with the intensity they normally display when they meet in Grand Slam finals. This match rather posed the question of whether Roger Federer at 30 and having not defeated the younger man [...]
Anyone intending to watch the Australian Open women’s final had better have their earplugs at the ready because this year’s contest is between the two loudest squealers in the business. Maria Sharapova overcame Petra Kvitova to set up a women’s final against Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open before the attention quickly shifted to a [...]
Maria Sharapova believes Petra Kvitova is the “one to beat” as she prepares to face the Wimbledon champion in their Australian Open semi-final on Thursday. Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova, who each can climb to No. 1 in the world women’s rankings, advanced Wednesday to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Petra Kvitova, ranked No. [...]