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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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Roger Federer past Santiago Giraldo test

Roger made it past the opening round of the US Open thanks to a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 win over Santiago Giraldo. "It's always one of those moments you train for, to get on the first night of the US Open. You try to put on a good show and I was able to play a good match today, so I'm pleased. It could have been swifter maybe but I'm happy. It was a great atmosphere, great ovation when I walked out,” said Federer, a favourite of the New York crowds. I...

Federer far from finished

Roger Federer recently turned 30, an age when he may be expected to start winding down. But he’s having none of it. The 16-time Grand Slam champion believes he has many more good years left in him and will start by attempting to win a sixth US Open title. “My preparation has been good and I'm excited for the tournament to start,” said the Swiss. “Clearly it's always a great event to be a part of. I’ve had success here obviously. It's nice...

Roger Federer: The Road Ahead

Roger Federer, now 30, is convinced he can win his 17th major title.  At 30 years of age, Roger Federer's love for the sport has not dimmed. The great champion is convinced he can lift more major trophies. At the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Roger Federer and Peter Lundgren are going at it in the hotel room. What is happening? “It is about 12:30 and he is going on at 1 p.m.,” remembers Lundgren. “I am telling him that we need to go and warm...

US Open 2011 draw

The draw for the US Open - the last Grand Slam of the season starting Monday - took place yesterday. Roger will start his quest for a sixth title in Flushing Meadows against Colombia's Santiago Giraldo (ATP 56). The two players have never met before. Upon his first participation in the US Open last year, Giraldo did not make it past the first round. Roger could then meet the winner of the match between Israel's Dudi Sela (ATP 94) and Brasil's...

Federer out in Western & Southern Open

Roger dropped out of the quarter finals in Cincinnati as he lost 6-2, 7-6(3) to Tomas Berdych. Roger had a hard time with Berdych's aggressive play in the first set. On his own second serve, he managed to win a mere 10% of the points played. Roger went on to improve his serve in the second set, taking it into a tie-break after just missing a chance for a break-ball. But he simply committed too many errors during the last phase of the match,...

RF Foundation: New Zambia project

The Roger Federer Foundaton is expanding its activities and starts a new program in Zambia. Our local partner organization is the very experienced NGO People's Action Forum, active in Zambia since 1994 and winner of the renowned International UNESCO Literacy Award in 2008. Together we will increase the quality of education in over 40 community schools in remoted and rural areas. With this engagement the Roger Federer Foundation is strenghtening...

Roger in quarters

Roger celebrated an easy win over James Blake in Cincinnati, defeating the American 6-4, 6-1. Our champ was off to a blistering start in the opening set, breaking Blake in the first game of the match and only giving away a mere three points on his own serve during the rest of the set. Roger dropped his serve in the second game of the second set, but rocketed on as he converted four consecutive break points from there, finishing the second set...

Federer avenges Del Potro loss

World No. 3 Roger Federer avenged one of the “biggest losses” of his career by defeating Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-5 in a highly anticipated second round match Tuesday night at the Western & Southern Open. Though Federer entered the match with a 6-2 lead in FedEx ATP Head 2 Head meetings, del Potro had won their two most recent encounters - in the 2009 US Open final, when the Swiss was two points away from victory, and at the...

Federer recalls painful loss ahead of Del Potro clash

Roger Federer has described his defeat to Juan Martin del Potro as ‘one of the biggest losses in my career’. As he looked ahead to an opening round meeting with the Argentine at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Federer reflected on a painful defeat in the 2009 US Open final when he was within two points of victory, and also on his loss to del Potro in their most recent match at the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. “I thought...

Federer, Del Potro slated to clash in Cincy

Four-times Cincinnati champion Roger Federer could face Juan Martin del Potro in his opening match of the Western & Southern Open in what would be a rematch of the 2009 US Open final. Federer, the No. 3 seed, has not played del Potro since losing to the Argentine at the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. The Cincinnati draw was released Friday night. To advance to play Federer, the tournament champion in 2005, 2007 and the past two...

Federer out of Rogers Cup

Roger Federer had said his previous two losses against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were “not normal” - both matches in which he let sizeable leads slip away. On Thursday night, the pair met again at the Rogers Cup in Montreal two years after that first uncharacteristic loss, and this time Federer found himself playing catch-up before falling to the Frenchman 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-1. Federer was unable to convert his three break points in the opening...

Federer defeats Canadian, faces Tsonga next

World No. 3 Roger Federer began his summer hard-court campaign with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Canadian wild card Vasek Pospisil on Wednesday afternoon at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. Pospisil had notched his first tour-level victory Tuesday against Juan Ignacio Chela to set up a second-round meeting with his idol, and managed to hold his own against the two-time Rogers Cup champion through the first 11 games of the match. But Federer capitalised on his...

Montreal 2011: The draw

The world's best players will meet again this week: the Rogers Cup in Montreal is up after the summer break. Roger is in the same half of the draw as the world No. 1, Novak Djokovic. Rafael Nadal and Britain's Andy Murray, the defending champion, fill the top spots in the other half of the draw. After a bye in the first round, our champ will meet the winner of the match between Juan Ignacio Chela (ATP 23) and Vasek Pospisil. In the third...

Happy Birthday Roger Federer

Roger is celebrating his 30th birthday today. Date: 08.08.2011, Source: RF Offici...

Roger Federer - 30 Years of Battle

A tribute to celebrate Roger Federer's 30th Birthday. Made by Nirmal Balaji. A GRF Production. Date: 06.08.20...

Federer trusts himself to thrive past age 30

Roger Federer will turn 30 next week, but the Swiss winner of a record 16 grand slam singles titles said on Wednesday he will not pause for reflection since he is too busy plotting for more tennis success. Federer will spend his birthday on Monday in Montreal at the Rogers Cup tournament, where adoring fans have serenaded him in the past to mark the occasion. “I’m looking forward to turning 30, excited to see how the Canadians are going to celebrate...

Roger Federer is the greatest player of all time

Since the inception of the tennis open era nearly four decades ago, 24 players have reached the number one world ranking on the men's professional tennis tour, but a closer look reveals that 14 of them stayed on top for less than a year. An even harder feat is to be the number one player at year's end multiple times, something accomplished by only nine players. Ranking these nine super champions by their grand slam dominance (grand slam tournaments...