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Federer wins 10th Basel title

Roger Federer won his 10th Swiss Indoors Basel title, defeating Alex De Minaur 6-2, 6-2 to secure what the Swiss legend described as "an unbelievable" success at the home-town tournament.

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30.05.2009

ATP - NEXT UP: TOMMY HAAS Roger reached the last 16 of the French Open today with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over Paul-Henri Mathieu. "It was a tough match and the wind made it difficult to control the ball," Roger said. "It was a great atmosphere and we were playing better and better. The conditions were not easy but we played a great match." Roger survived a few nervous moments before he managed to cope with the windy conditions and control...

28.05.2009

ATP - ROGER BATTLES INTO NEXT ROUND Roger survived a bumpy ride today to advance to the third round of the French Open. He defeated José Acasuso 7-6(8), 5-7, 7-6(2) and 6-2."It was really tough," Roger said. "The first three sets could have gone either way." Roger had to deal with some rather tough moments, not making it easy for himself in the first set, but eventually taking it to a tiebreak where he saved four set points and finally took the...

25.05.2009

ATP - A VICTORY IN STRAIGHT SETS TO START OFF WITH Roger swept into the second round of the French Open today by defeating Spain's Alberto Martin 6-4, 6-3, 6-2."I started a little slowly," he said afterwards. "He plays very far behind the baseline so I had to make adjustments. Then I started to serve well. That allowed me to play more freely and I was able to dominate." It was a bit of a rough start for Roger when he was broken in his first...

23.05.2009

ATP - ROGER STARTS ON MONDAY Roger's bid to win his first French Open championship - and tie Pete Sampras with a record 14th major singles title - will start on Monday against Alberto Martin of Spain (ATP 97). The two have met once before in Monaco in 2006, where Roger clearly defeated Martin 6-0, 6-1. Roger and Novak Djokovic are lined up to meet in the semifinals, before that a clash with James Blake in the round of the last 16 and Andy Roddick...

22.05.2009

ATP - THE FINISHING TOUCH Roger played a last match at the first Guinot-Mary Cohr Masters at the Golf & Country Club Paris in Rueil Malmaison three days before the start of Roland Garros. He defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 and 6-4 in the exhibition in front of around 1'500 spectators.Roger played an excellent match, clearly dominating his fellow countryman. "I have recovered very well from the final on Sunday and am really happy with my performance...

18.05.2009

ATP - MADRID OPEN - WEBNEWS Federer dethrones King of clay (24hoursport.co.uk)Roger Federer proved Rafael Nadal is human after all as he beat the world number one in the final of the Madrid Masters. Nadal lost for the first time in 34 matches on clay as world number two Federer won 6-4 6-4. The defeat is only Nadal's fifth in 151 matches on clay since 2005. But after his epic four-hour match with Novak Djokovic in the semi final on Saturday, the...

17.05.2009

ATP - ROGER WINS MADRID TITLE! Roger produced a terrific display to beat Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 and claim the Madrid Open title today! It is Roger's first title of the season and only the second time he has defeated Nadal on the red dirt in 10 meetings - ending a run of 33 consecutive wins on clay for the left-hander in the process. He has now defeated his foe for the first time in five clashes, on clay and in Nadal’s native Spain. Roger disguised...

16.05.2009

ATP - ROGER CRUISES INTO FINAL Roger cruised past Juan Martin Del Potro with a 6-3 6-4 victory today, playing his first final on clay this season tomorrow - against Rafael Nadal.It was only after the first five games that Roger started making the key points and broke del Potro to love in the eighth game to take a 5-3 advantage. He served out the set comfortably and then dominated his opponent throughout the second set. He had no real trouble,...

15.05.2009

ATP - SEMIS IN MADRID Roger advanced to the semi-finals of the Madrid Open, battling past Andy Roddick 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-1 today.It was Roger's first career meeting with Andy Roddick on clay; he has now improved improved his record against the American to 18 wins and two defeats. Roddick, who received a walkover after Nikolay Davydenko had to withdraw due to a leg injury, broke in the second game to take a 2-0 lead. But that was just reason enough...

15.05.2009

OFF COURT - MY FACEBOOK ACCOUNTDear Fans My fan community on facebook is steadily growing - a great thing to see! Along with my website, my facebook account is the perfect place to exchange all kinds of information, pictures, videos, links, etc. I'm already looking forward to seeing you all there, just follow the link below to access my page. Kind regards RogerLink :Roger on faceb...

14.05.2009

ATP - ROGER JOINS LAST EIGHT Roger was close to his best form today, easing into the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over James Blake. He broke the American's serve with a crashing backhand return to start off with and soon after managed another break at 4-2. He went on to take the set and opened the second with yet another break. Roger showed a solid performance, wrapping up victory with a fifth ace on his first...

13.05.2009

ATP - ROGER STARTS STRONG Roger began his final warmup for Roland Garros with a convincing 6-1, 7-5 victory over Robin Söderling in his first match in Madrid."It's about playing well and getting ready for Paris," Roger said. "It's good to get the first match."Our champ delivered a first set of near perfection, easing his way through in just 20 minutes. It got a bit tougher in the second set, when his opponent took a 4-2 lead. But once again, a...

09.05.2009

ATP - MADRID DRAW Roger will either meet Sweden's Robin Söderling (head-to-head: 8-0) or Russia's Igor Andreev (head-to-head: 2-0) after a first round bye at the Madrid Open starting this coming week. The following round would mean a possible match against James Blake (ATP 16) before a meeting with Andy Roddick (ATP 6) in the quarter final. The semi-final could then be another clash with Andy Murray - just like last year when Murray stopped...

08.05.2009

OFF COURT - ROGER AT THE EMMI EVENT Roger was the surprise guest at a golf event held yesterday in the region of Lucerne (Switzerland) by Emmi, Switzerland's leading milk processor and one of Roger’s sponsors. The guests were all invited by Emmi and enjoyed a perfectly sunny day amidst beautiful spring meadows. They started off in the morning with a round of golf before having appetisers on a terrace with a view of the lake of Sempach and the...

02.05.2009

ATP - ROGER LOSES IN THREE SETS Roger was defeated 6-4, 3-6, 3-6 by defending champion Novak Djokovic in the Intenazionali BNL D'Italia semi-final today. Our champ displayed a strong first set and clearly dominated the match all the way into the third game of the second. The match was then interrupted by heavy rain with Roger leading 6-4 and 2-1. When the players came back onto court Djokovic seemed a completely different player, taking the...

01.05.2009

ATP - SEMIS AGAINST DJOKOVIC Roger fended off a challenge from German qualifier Mischa Zverev at the Rome Masters today to secure a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory. He will now meet defending champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. "He was playing well I thought from the start. He served some good serves and that made it easy for him to hold in the beginning. It made it hard for me to get the break," said Roger. Both players made a good start into...

30.04.2009

ATP - ROGER REACHES LAST EIGHT IN ROMEIt took Roger just 68 minutes to secure a comfortable victory over Radek Stepanek today in Rome. Roger started extremely well, taking a 4-1 lead in the first set. But Stepanek raised his level of play and came up to 4-5, before Roger scored yet another break an took home the set. Roger served and returned brilliantly and managed to march off with a 5-0 lead in the second set. The Czech just managed to avoid...