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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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28.11.2009

ATP - ROGER STUNNED BY DAVYDENKO Roger suffered a 2-6, 6-4, 5-7 defeat to Nikolay Davydenko in today's semi-final at the ATP World Tour Finals.Roger had never lost against the Russian in their 12 previous matches. But number 13 proved unlucky for our champ today. After having won the title at the Finals four times in five attempts between 2003 and 2007, his quest was stopped in the semi-final this year.Davydenko produced a strong performance, taking...

27.11.2009

ATP - ROGER JUST MAKES IT THROUGH! Roger had to face a second consecutive defeat by Juan Martin Del Potro today, but has nevertheless qualified for the semi-finals at the World Tour Finals in London! Our champ lost 2-6, 7-6(5) and 3-6.There was quite some confusion regarding the tournament regulations today, but it was eventually clear that Roger needed to win just one set in order to book a spot in the semis. Del Potro served excellently and also...

25.11.2009

ATP - ROGER CROWNED 2009 ATP WORLD TOUR CHAMPION London, United Kingdom – Swiss superstar Roger Federer has been crowned ATP World Tour Champion for the fifth time, after becoming just the second player in the history of the South African Airways ATP Rankings to regain the year-end No. 1 ranking.With five year-end No. 1 finishes, Federer ties Jimmy Connors’ mark and now stands just one back of Pete Sampras on the list of all-time ATP World Tour...

25.11.2009

ATP - ROGER TO END YEAR AS WORLD NO. 1! It took Roger a moment to get going today, but when his engine was warm he showed a fantastic performance, defeating Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals 3-6, 6-3, 6-1."It was a great atmosphere and I thought I played a great match," said Roger. "Andy was playing really well in that first set, I couldn't read his first serve and he made it very hard. When you are behind against the top players it's very...

23.11.2009

ATP - WILSON'S 2010 TECHNOLOGY Wilson is proud to be racket of choice to the greatest player of all time, Roger Federer....

22.11.2009

ATP - ROGER FIGHTS BACK IN STYLE It took Roger just under two hours on the opening night at the ATP World Tour Finals to defeat Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.Roger did not find his rhythm in the starting phase of the match. He opened with a double fault and did not win a single point in his opening game. He had trouble coping with Verdasco's sliced serves at first. But Roger committed a lot less unforced errors in the second set and he finally...

18.11.2009

ATP - A CHALLENGING DRAW Roger will compete against Andy Murray, Juan Martin Del Potro and Fernando Verdasco in Group A at the ATP World Tour Finals - not an easy draw!Roger has won three of the nine encounters with Murray. He beat Verdasco in all their three matches so far and defeated Del Potro in six of their seven meetings (he lost to the Argentinian in this year's US Open final).Roger can meet Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic in the semifinal...

16.11.2009

OFF COURT - CREDIT SUISSE AND ROGER FEDERER ENTER LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP Credit Suisse today announced a long-term partnership agreement with Roger Federer. The world’s top tennis player, Roger Federer has won 15 Grand Slam titles and 61 singles tournaments. In an exclusive video interview, Roger Federer discusses the importance of teamwork in his sport and what drives him to achieve excellence.As part of the partnership agreement, Credit Suisse...

11.11.2009

ATP - ROGER OUT EARLY IN PARIS Roger had to accept an early defeat in Paris against Julien Benneteau at the BNP Paribas Masters today: 6-3, 6-7(4), 4-6.Roger had not dropped a set against Benneteau in their two previous meetings. He raced to the first set today, showing tennis on a high level. But the second set turned out to be less one-sided and Roger even fell back rather clearly in the tie-break. Our champ seemed a little irritated and had to...

11.11.2009

ATP - ROGER AIMS FOR SECOND PARIS VICTORY THIS YEAR After Roger's triumph at the French Open in June, he has returned to Paris this week in the quest for a second title in the French capital this year. André Agassi is the only player to have achieved this feat in 1999. Roger would tie the American's record of 17 Masters 1000 victories should he win the tournament.Roger will start the BNP Parisbas Masters with his second round match today against...

09.11.2009

ATP - THANK YOU! Dear FansLast week in Basel was an interesting and also intensive one. It was great to spend some time in my home town together with my family and enjoy what the city has to offer. It is, of course, a pity that I was not able to defend my title at the Swiss Indoors.There were various things happening next to the tennis tournament. I was able to meet up with my friends and family, I hadn’t seen a lot of them for quite some time....

09.11.2009

ATP - DAVIDOFF SWISS INDOORS - WEBNEWS In His Hometown Tournament, Federer Loses to Djokovic (New York Times)Top-ranked Roger Federer lost his hometown tournament in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday, falling to Novak Djokovic of Serbia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, in the Swiss Indoors final.Djokovic, seeded second, earned his fourth tournament win of the season by ending Federer’s run of three straight titles at the tournament.“It’s disappointing to lose at home...

08.11.2009

ATP - ROGER LOSES TOUGH FIGHT IN BASEL Novak Djokovic ended Roger's run of three straight titles at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. Even an enthusiastic Basel crowd did not manage to push Roger to victory today; he eventually lost 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 in the final."I thought I missed plenty of opportunities. I'm not looking for excuses. He played tough and he played well when he had to, and saved a ton of break points that were crucial," Roger said. He is...

07.11.2009

ATP - ROGER VS. DJOKOVIC IN BASEL FINAL Sunday's final at the Swiss Indoors in Basel will be disputed between the two top-seeds: Roger and Novak Djokovic.Roger brought home a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory in the semis today, defeating his long-time friend Marco Chiudinelli from Switzerland. Roger had to battle during a few phases of the match; Chiudinelli even saw an excellent opportunity to win the first set. But our champ had the perfect weapon once again...

06.11.2009

ATP - ROGER SOARS INTO SEMIS Roger played a terrific match today to defeat Evgeny Korolev 6-3, 6-2 in just 55 minutes.The Russian qualifier demonstrated why he made it through to the quarter finals in Basel and also had several break-balls, but Roger simply played too well. Our champ broke his opponent to 4-2 in the first and 3-2 as well as 5-2 in the second set.The crowd in Basel is in for a special showdown on Saturday: Roger will play against...

04.11.2009

ATP - ROGER ENTERS NEXT ROUND WITH EASE Roger defeated Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-3 at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel today."It was a bit tougher than my first match, but I was able to raise my game at a few crucial moments and that was the difference," Roger said after today's victory. "I recuperated and worked a bit to get in shape and can play maybe this season in good health, which wasn't the case last year - especially for the Masters."He...

03.11.2009

ATP - ROGER AND MARCO DEFEATED IN THE DOUBLES Roger and Marco Chiudinelli, both in the second round of the singles competition in Basel, teamed up for their first doubles in many years today. The two both grew up in the area of Basel and had worked as ball-boys at the Swiss Indoors many years back.They faced Pakistan’s Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his American doubles partner James Cerritani. Unfortunately our two locals did not really manage to find...

02.11.2009

ATP - A SOLID START IN BASEL Roger's first match after a long break was a strong one. He defeated Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4 in Basel today.Roger was asked if his 7-0 head-to-head lead did not make a match like this clear right from the start. But our champ pointed out that as a junior he only rarely had a chance against the Belgian. That was also the reason why he asked Rochus if he would team up with him for the doubles in Wimbledon - and they went...

02.11.2009

ATP - ROGER'S 2010 SCHEDULE Roger's tournament schedule for 2010 is out: he is planning to play a total of 18 tournaments coming year, plus hopefully the ATP World Tour Finals in London.The 2010 schedule is as follows: Capitala World Tennis Championship, Abu DhabiQatar Exxonmobil Open, DohaAustralian Open, MelbourneBarclays Dubai Tennis Championships, DubaiBNP Paribas Open, Indian WellsSony Ericsson Open, MiamiInternazionali BNL d’Italia, RomeEstoril...

31.10.2009

ATP - A GOOD DRAW FOR BASEL Roger can be pleased with today's draw for the Swiss Indoors in Basel - his hometown.Our champ will meet a qualifyer in the first round before later meeting Andreas Seppi (ITA) or Stéphane Bohli (SUI). James Blake (USA/7) and Fernando Gonzalez (CHI/3) are the highest seeds on Roger's side of the draw.Roger has been staying in Basel for a few days already in order to prepare for his first tournament after not having competed...