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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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Federer to face Djokovic in Dubai semifinals

Roger Federer set up a blockbuster semi-final against Novak Djokovic at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after he recorded his 40th match win at the Aviation Club, venue of the ATP World Tour 500 hard-court tournament, on Thursday night. Fourth seed Federer, a five-time former champion, defeated Lukas Rosol, contesting their first meeting, 6-2, 6-2 in just 58 minutes. He now takes a 16-15 lead over top seed and four-time titlist Novak...

Roger Federer: I want to visit India and see the Taj Mahal

Former World No.1 Roger Federer has said that he would like to visit India sometime soon and would love to see the Taj Mahal and the ancient forts of Rajasthan with his wife Mirka. 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has never played in India, but the Swiss icon has mentioned that he would love to come down to India to experience the love of his fans who reside in the sub-continent. The 32 year old said: "India has always intrigued...

Federer fights back to beat Stepanek to reach Dubai QFs

Five-time former champion Roger Federer staged a rousing comeback from an 0-2 deficit in the deciding set to beat Radek Stepanek at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday. Federer beat Stepanek 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3 in two hours and nine minutes at the ATP World Tour 500 hard-court tournament. “I started to understand what I was doing wrong,” said Federer. “Which made me maybe play a little bit tentatively from the baseline, what...

Federer welcomes Sampras' backing; Confident on Dubai return

Pete Sampras recently said he could see Roger Federer adding to his record haul of 17 Grand Slam championships, with Wimbledon the most likely stage for another major triumph. Another victory at the All England Club would see Federer surpass Sampras’ record of seven Wimbledon titles, but the Swiss also feels it is in reach. Speaking after his first-round win at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday, Federer said, “I'm happy he's...

Federer breezes past Becker in Dubai opener

Fourth seed Roger Federer opened his bid for a sixth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships crown on Monday with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Benjamin Becker in just 62 minutes. The Swiss improved to a 38-5 event record as he broke Becker on three occasions and won 76 per cent of his service points. He has a 4-0 Head to Head record over the No. 90-ranked Becker. "I'm extremely happy with today's match," said Federer. "Coming out and playing free...

Roger Federer in Dubai to show revival is real

Roger Federer's performance in reaching the semifinal of the Australian Open last month is the first step in a mini-revival of tennis' great legend. This week could see the second.That is the scenario Federer intends pursuing when he returns to the ATP Tour and tries to win back the title at his adopted second home at the Dubai Open.Victories over Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Melbourne will be followed by a chance to challenge Novak Djokovic,...

Dubai draw puts Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in same half

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, winners of nine of the last 11 men’s singles titles here, will not be meeting in a dream Dubai final next week after being drawn in the same half of the draw. Federer, a five-time winner here and Djokovic, a four-time champion and the top seed, have been drawn to meet in the semis, but getting there could be a tricky route for both in a top-half that includes unseeded players like wildcard James Ward, Radek...

Sampras: Federer can win another Grand Slam and play for another four years

Roger Federer could play for another four years and add to his tally of 17 Grand Slam titles, according to former No. 1 Pete Sampras. Speaking ahead of an exhibition match against Andre Agassi in London on March 3, Sampras said on a conference call Wednesday that he is impressed by Federer's longevity. ''I'm amazed that he is up for more tennis,'' Sampras said. ''He has done everything in the game and he could walk away tomorrow...

Will the art of serve and volley end with Roger Federer?

With more and more slower courts, defensive tennis is here to stay; Roger Federer could perhaps be the last proponent of offensive game. It’s not unusual for people to glorify the past by comparing it with the present. In tennis too, there are many who bemoan the death of the serve-and-volley game, and pine for the revival of that dead art. A decade back, we had different court surfaces favouring both the attacking and defensive players;...

Memory Lane: Roger Federer’s first final

Fourteen years ago on 13th February 2000, a teenage wild card named Roger Federer made his first ATP final. Across the net at the 2000 Marseille Open was friend Marc Rosset, the first all-Swiss singles final in tour history. Federer is now a 17-time Grand Slam champion, and countryman Stanislas Wawrinka won the Australian Open last month for his first major title. Federer joined Wawrinka in the semifinals in Melbourne, a milestone for Switzerland...

Roger Federer’s Indian Wells and Miami Masters 2014 Outfit

Well, you want the glimpse of Federer wearing it? Credit Suisse has posted behind the scenes video of their new commercial on YouTube where Federer plays with his new racket and the upcoming outfit for Indian Wells and Miami Masters. Here it is: Date: 9th February 20...

Federer, Swiss to face Kazakhstan Davis Cup tie in Geneva

Switzerland's Davis Cup team, boasting newly-crowned Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka and former world number one Roger Federer, will face Kazakhstan in Geneva in April's quarter-finals, Swiss Tennis announced Friday. The Swiss team will take on the visitors from April 4 to 6 in a 16,500-capacity venue at Geneva's Palexpo centre. Swiss captain Severin Luethi said his squad was relishing the prospect of playing in Geneva, the...

Federer to join Wawrinka in Davis Cup quarterfinals in April

After helping Switzerland to victory over Serbia in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group, Roger Federer announced Monday that he has committed to playing the quarter-finals alongside Stanislas Wawrinka at home against Kazakhstan in April. Federer joined Australian Open champion Wawrinka in giving Switzerland an unassailable 3-0 lead over a Novak Djokovic-less Serbia at the weekend, helping his nation to reach the quarter-finals for...

Roger Federer marks 10 years since rising to No. 1

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Roger Federer first becoming No. 1 in the ATP Rankings on 2 February 2004. The abiding memory is of Roger Federer dropping to his knees and raising his arms in celebration. It was 9:30 p.m. in Melbourne, on 30 January 2004, and he had just beaten his rival for No. 1 in the ATP Rankings, Juan Carlos Ferrero, in the Australian Open semi-finals. The victory proved to be enough for Federer to become the world’s...

Switzerland cruises into the Davis Cup quarterfinals

Switzerland carved out an unassailable 3-0 lead over Serbia in their Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first-round tie in Novi Sad after Marco Chiudinelli and Michael Lammer beat Nenad Zimonjic and Filip Krajinovic 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 in Saturday’s doubles. The Swiss will move on to play either Belgium or Kazakhstan in the quarterfinal while 2010 winners and last season’s runners-up Serbia have dropped into the World Group playoffs. The...

Swiss masters Federer and Wawrinka build 2-0 lead in Novi Sad

Former world No. 1 Roger Federer and 2014 Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka gave Switzerland a highly anticipated 2-0 lead after the opening day of their Davis Cup World Group first round tie against hosts Serbia in Novi Sad’s Spens Arena. Federer put the Swiss in the driving seat with a 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 win over Ilija Bozoljac after fighting back from a 5-2 deficit in the second set, while Wawrinka overpowered Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 4-6,...