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Federer to play 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Roger Federer will go for gold in 2020. The Swiss star confirmed that he will compete for Switzerland at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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No backhanded compliments for Federer from Edberg

Roger Federer's backhand has been described as a thing of beauty and perhaps the most exquisite stroke the tennis world has seen, but his coach Stefan Edberg feels his was a little better. When asked on Tuesday who possessed the better backhand, the former world number one said he would have to give himself the edge in that category. "A lot of the other strokes I think he does a lot better than I did but I'll give myself a bit of favor...

Roger Federer regains deadly service game - Andy Roddick

Roger Federer seems to have recaptured his potent service game. This is what American tennis player Andy Roddick thought when he watch the Swiss Master went toe-to-toe with Novak Djokovic in the finals of the Wimbledon Open a couple of weeks ago. Federer, who reached but bowed out to Djokovic in five sets in his first ever Grand Slam finals since winning at Wimbledon 2012, showed everybody that father time is still years away after another...

Federer is the most financially valuable athlete

Roger Federer and golfer Tiger Woods are the most financially valuable athletes on earth. Forbes Magazine reports that in 2013, Federer and Woods each earned $46 million with their names. It costs tournament organisers more than $1 million just to get a starting guarantee from Federer's management. Meanwhile, Forbes reports, that his 10-year contract with Nike is worth a total of $100 million. More than 14 million people are fans of his Facebook...

Four reasons why Roger Federer can win this year’s U.S. Open

He was close. On the precipice close. You can feel it, taste it close. Holding a break point at 3-all in the fifth set of the Wimbledon final, it looked and felt like Roger Federer was about to rewrite the history books once again. After rallying from a break down in the fourth set twice, saving match point in the process, the Swiss maestro was about to put the finishing touches on one of the greatest Wimbledon final comebacks of all-time. He...

Roger Federer meets Linsey Vonn on 'Top of Europe' in Lindt challenge

Roger Federer will seemingly do anything for a Lindt chocolate. He invited American skier Linsey Vonn to Switzerland for a trip on the Jungfrau Railway, to the ‘Top of Europe’ - 3,454 metres above sea level. For a challenge, flying from her home in Miami, Vonn and Lindt brand ambassador Federer staged a tennis exhibition match on the Aletsch Glacier, in the Alps, overlooking the Sphinx. The winner earned a Lindt chocolate. “I never cease...

Boris Becker: Roger Federer shows why he is a G.O.A.T

Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker may have been in Novak Djokovic’s corner at this year’s Championships final, but even he could not deny Roger Federer’s remarkable performance in the thrilling five set battle. Federer roared back from a 2-5 deficit in the fourth set to force a decider, saving a championship point in the process, in what proved to be a pulsating, drama-laden war of attrition. It was an emotional set of tennis that highlighted...

Upbeat Federer believes he has more to offer

When you are - arguably - the greatest player ever to pick up a racket and you have just lost one of the best finals Centre Court has ever seen, you do things slightly differently. So it was that Roger Federer did not head for the locker room to kick his racket bag to Timbuktu, he did not dive into the nearest doorway and hide his head under a towel to howl. No, the mighty Rodge walked straight into the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and...

Roger Federer eyes 'great things' after Wimbledon final defeat

Wimbledon runner-up Roger Federer said he hoped his performance in the tournament would be a "stepping stone" to more success. The 32-year-old seven-time champion lost 7-6(7), 4-6, 6-7(4), 7-5, 4-6 to Novak Djokovic in a thrilling final. "I'm very happy to see that I can produce a performance like I did the last two weeks," said Federer. "That clearly makes me believe that this was just a stepping stone to many more great things in...

Djokovic vs Federer: How the Wimbledon final was won

Top seed and 2011 champion Novak Djokovic defeated fourth seed and seven-time former titlist Roger Federer 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4 on Sunday afternoon in the final of The Championships at the All England Club, Wimbledon. Djokovic could not convert one championship point at 5-4, 30/40 on Federer's serve, in the fourth set. By winning the Wimbledon title for a second time, Djokovic recaptured No. 1 in the ATP Rankings for the first...

Resilience a microcosm of Federer’s journey

In many ways, Roger Federer’s resilience and determination in the 2014 Wimbledon final epitomised his journey over the past year. Despite succumbing to rival and top seed Novak Djokovic 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4 after three hours and 56 minutes, Federer exhibited the guile and fight of a seven-time champion, refusing to wilt under the weight of the Serb’s sublime serving display. The fourth seed roared back from a 2-5 deficit in the...

Federer eyes Wimbledon record; Says 'energised and eager to play'

Roger Federer targets a record eighth Wimbledon title Sunday against Novak Djokovic who is desperate to end a stretch of Grand Slam finals defeats which are threatening to shatter his legacy. Federer, 32, won the first of his 17 majors at Wimbledon in 2003 and the most recent in 2012 but his failure to return to a Grand Slam final since has had his critics penning his career obituary. Six-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, the 2011 Wimbledon...

Federer reaches ninth Wimbledon final

Roger Federer set a Wimbledon final clash with Novak Djokovic after dismissing Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in Friday’s semi-finals at the All England Club. The 32-year-old Swiss is through to his ninth final at The Championships and is bidding to win an unprecedented eighth title. Victory would mark his 18th Grand Slam championship win and first since beating Andy Murray on Centre Court two years ago. “I’m extremely happy to be in another final,”...

Roger Federer: "There was a lot on the line"

A year after an early exit to Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round, seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has found himself in the second week at the grass-court major. The 32 year old passed a stiff test on Wednesday as he overcame fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-finals. “There was a lot on the line today playing against Stan,” said Federer. “The quarter-finals show the direction of how you're playing. “I’m...

Federer fights past Wawrinka to reach Wimbledon semis

Roger Federer advanced to his 35th Grand Slam semi-final on Wednesday at The Championships as he fought from a set down to beat the Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4. It was the first all-Swiss quarter-final at Wimbledon. Federer is bidding to win an unprecedented eighth Wimbledon crown and goes on to face Milos Raonic for a place in his ninth final at the All England Club. “I’m just really pleased that I’m back strong...

Federer too strong for Robredo; faces Wawrinka in all Swiss QF

A sublime serving performance from Roger Federer took the Swiss to a 12th Wimbledon quarter-final on Tuesday at the All England Club. The seven-time Wimbledon champion lost just three service points in the first two sets as he claimed a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over Tommy Robredo. “Tommy was playing better as the match went on and I’m clearly happy to win in straight sets,” said Federer, who fought off Robredo’s only break point in the final game...