Tag: Roger Federer
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Roger Federer Plays First Match for Over a Year
Roger Federer has played the first match for over a year.
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Djokovic sets all-time record for weeks at world No. 1
Paris, March 8 (AFP/APP):Novak Djokovic set a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one on Monday, one week longer than Roger Federer whose tally of a record 20 Grand Slam titles is now firmly in the Serb’s sights. “Big day today,” the tennis superstar wrote on Twitter. Djokovic, 33, won his 18th major…
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Federer Excited to Play Djokovic After Keeping ATP Finals Hopes Alive
London, Nov 12 (AFP/APP): Roger Federer said he had “flushed away” the pain of his defeat in the Wimbledon final as he prepares for a rematch against Novak Djokovic after keeping alive his hopes of a seventh ATP Finals crown on Tuesday. The Swiss put himself back into the mix at the end-of-season event with…
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Federer Stays Alive at ATP Finals
London, Nov 12 (AFP/APP): Roger Federer kept alive his hopes of a seventh ATP Finals crown on Tuesday, beating Italian debutant Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 at London’s O2 Arena. The Swiss third seed put himself under enormous pressure by losing his first match on Sunday in straight sets in Group Bjorn Borg to Dominic…
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Federer and Djokovic Drawn in Same ATP Finals Group
London, Nov 5 (AFP/APP): Spectators will be hoping for a mini repeat of this year’s epic Wimbledon final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer after the two tennis legends were drawn in the same group for next week’s climax to the season, the ATP Finals. Djokovic, who could finish the week as world number one,…
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Federer Drops Out of Inaugural ATP Cup for Family Reasons
Paris, Oct 30 (AFP/APP): Roger Federer has withdrawn from the ATP Cup, a new team competition to be held in Australia in January, citing “family reasons”. “It is with great regret that I am withdrawing from the inaugural ATP Cup event,” Federer said in a statement. “When I entered the event last month, it was…
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Nine-Time Champion Federer into 15th Swiss Indoors Final
Basel, Switzerland, Oct 26 (AFP/APP): Roger Federer extended his Swiss Indoors win streak to 23 matches as he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final for the 15th time, racking up his 50th win of 2019. The top seed will be playing for his 10th title at his home tournament when…
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Next Generation Smells Fear After Federer, Djokovic Exit Shanghai
Shanghai, Oct 12 (AFP/APP): Defeats for Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic mean that the winner of the Shanghai Masters will be aged 23 or under — more proof that the next generation of men’s tennis stars is closing in. With Rafael Nadal absent from the tournament with a wrist injury, none of the vaunted “Big…
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Federer Loses Cool And Follows Djokovic Out Of Shanghai
Shanghai, Oct 11 (AFP/APP): Roger Federer’s trademark cool spectacularly deserted him and he was given a point penalty as he followed Novak Djokovic out of the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals on Friday. Alexander Zverev defeated the usually unflappable Swiss 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-3 in a dramatic match that saw Federer twice hit the ball out of…
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Federer Says ‘Special’ Fans Inspired Him To Reach Shanghai Quarters
Shanghai, Oct 10 (AFP/APP): Roger Federer said that his devoted band of Chinese supporters helped pull him through a tough first set and into the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals on Thursday. The Swiss defeated David Goffin 7-6 (9/7), 6-4 after the 13th seed from Belgium squandered five set points in the first set. The 38-year-old Federer…