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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's Nike Outfit for 2012 Shanghai Masters, Basel and Paris Masters

            Roger Federer will use this indoor hard court outfit for 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Swiss Indoors Basel and Paris Masters. For ATP World Tour Finals at London O2 Arena he will be wearing the purple coloured same outfit. Date: 30th Septemb...

Gillette Federer Tour pre-event shoot

Roger Federer is pulling out all the stops in support of his scheduled exhibition in Brazil. ”The Gillette Federer Tour”, which will be played in Colombia and Brazil, will be in São Paulo on 2012 December 6th - 8th. Joined in Brazil by Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Thomaz Bellucci, Bruno Soares, Marcelo Melo, Mike and Bob Bryan, the series of exhibition events will...

Federer to begin training ahead of Shanghai Masters

17-time Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer is going to begin training on hard courts, before heading into the 2012 Shanghia Masters next month at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai. World No. 1 Roger Federer will return back to the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, where he has withdraws from the last year’s tournament with injury. Swiss Maestro said he is very excite to be back to Shanghai and hopes to give best...

Roger Federer completes 15 years in ATP Rankings

Roger Federer completes 15 years in ATP World Tour Rankings as of today (22nd September 1997 to 24th September 2012). Federer got his very first ranking points on 22nd September 1997 and ranked at  803 when he was a 16 year old boy. He played football until the age of twelve when he decided to focus solely on tennis. At fourteen, he became the national champion of all groups in Switzerland and was chosen to train at the Swiss National...

Roger Federer wants rest after exhausting season

Fresh from powering Switzerland back to World Group Play, World’s no.1 Roger Federer is yearning for an extended rest to better prepare him for the season-ending grind in November. Federer, who booked a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over Robin Hasse to give Switzerland the victory against the Netherlands in their Davis Cup World Group playoff Sunday, admitted he is tired and needs some rest after exhausting but productive 2012 tennis season. “I’m wounded....

Federer retains Switzerland's World Group status

Roger Federer beat Robin Haase emphatically as 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 to put Switzerland 3-1 up against Netherlands and secure his country’s place in next year’s World Group of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas. Federer has a 32-7 mark in singles rubbers since his debut in 1999. Any Dutch hopes that Haase might be able to build on Saturday’s impressive doubles victory over Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka appeared to be dashed from the get go. Federer broke...

Surprise win keeps Dutch in hunt

Jean Julien Rojer and Robin Haase recorded a memorable 6-4, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win for the Netherlands against Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka to keep the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas tie against Switzerland alive. Haase now faces the challenge of a live fourth rubber against Federer on Sunday. Making a bid for the understatement of the weekend, Dutch captain Jan Siemerink said that “lots of questions will be asked of Robin tomorrow. But first,...

Switzerland in control in Amsterdam

Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka have given Switzerland the perfect start in their bid to maintain their place in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group. Federer defeated Thiemo de Bakker 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and Wawrinka battled past Robin Haase 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) to put the visitors in control at the end of day one. In the opening rubber the run of play was quickly established, with Federer holding serve easily and putting de...

Perfect start for Switzerland in Davis Cup

Roger won his first match in the Davis Cup rubber against Thiemo de Bakker (ATP 159) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 today. This gives Switzerland a 1-0 lead over the Netherlands in the Davis Cup playoffs.Under wet and windy conditions, the match was interrupted at 1-1 for about an hour. After that, both players earned a break but Roger was able to win the deciding one to win the first set 6-4. Our champ started into the second set with a double break and...

Federer starts Swiss survival bid in Davis Cup

Swiss No. 1 Roger Federer will take on Dutch No. 2 Thiemo de Bakker in the first rubber of a tie that will determine which of the two countries competes in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group next year. The second rubber on Friday will see Dutch No. 1 Robin Haase pitted against Stanislas Wawrinka. On Saturday, Wawrinka and Federer team up against Haase and Dutch doubles specialist Jean-Julien Rojer. Federer...

Federer to play in Davis Cup tie against Netherlands

Roger Federer has confirmed that he will play in Switzerland's Davis Cup playoff tie away to Netherlands at the weekend, the Swiss Tennis Federation said on Tuesday. "Dear Fans, It is my pleasure to inform you that I will be taking part in the Davis Cup playoffs against the Netherlands. I am looking forward to a great weekend in Amsterdam. See you soon, Roger." said Federer on his official website. Captain Severin Luthi just confirmed:...

Roger Federer confirmed for Shanghai Rolex Masters 2012

Roger Federer has confirmed his participation for the Shanghai Rolex Masters in October, but injured Rafael Nadal, who also missed the US Open, is unlikely to make it this time. World No. 1 Roger Federer, who was stunned by the World No. 7 Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic in the 2012 US Open quarter finals in four sets with a 7-6(1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 score line. Swiss star said he had not played his best tennis in the US Open quarters. Federer...

Federer hoping to finish the season strong

Despite obvious disappointment, World No. 1 Roger Federer insisted he had no regrets following his quarter-final defeat to Tomas Berdych on Wednesday at the US Open. The five-time former champion fought hard to extend the match to four sets against the Czech, but ultimately bowed out 7-6(1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I mean, in terms of that I tried, I don't have any regrets there," said Federer afterwards....

Federer lost in quarterfinals of US Open

Tomas Berdych played spoiler in Roger Federer’s bid for a sixth US Open title, upsetting the top-seeded Swiss 7-6(1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the quarter-finals Wednesday night on Arthur Ashe Stadium. It marks the first time in eight years that Federer has failed to reach the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows. "I'm disappointed. I really expect myself to play better tonight, especially at night I have had such a great record," said Federer. "I felt...

Roger Federer: 'I hope Rafael Nadal plays again this year'

Roger Federer said he is not surprised by recent reports that Rafael Nadal may be out for the rest of the season with knee problems, but is not ruling out a return by the Spaniard this year. "It's obviously not great news but one that was a possibility," said world number one Federer when told that Nadal could be forced to delay his return to the tour until 2013. He was forced to sit out the Olympics to recover from more problems with...

Federer into 4th round of US Open

Roger Federer is getting to the net, closing out points more quickly of late. Of course, when the going gets tough - which it rarely has so far at the U.S. Open - he's sticking to what he does best. Top-seeded Federer faced only a single break point in his 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 25 Fernando Verdasco on Saturday and won it with the longest point of the match - a 20-stroke rally he captured by moving Verdasco back and forth on the baseline...