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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 into second week at Roland Garros

Roger Federer booked his place in the fourth round at Roland Garros for a 14th time on Friday afternoon, weathering a resurgence from Casper Ruud in the third set, which saw the Norwegian right-hander hold one set point at 7/6 in the tie-break. The 2009 champion eventually won 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (8) to surpass Budge Patty's 13 Round of 16 showings from 1946 to 1958. “I liked how he figured things out after going on a tough run there of nine games....

Federer returns to Roland Garros in style

Roger Federer, the 2009 champion returned to Roland Garros on Sunday with a straightforward 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 win against Italian Lorenzo Sonego, four years after hitting his last ball on the Parisian clay. The Swiss broke five times and hit 36 winners to get off the court in less than two hours. “There has been some pressure in the beginning, obviously some nerves, many people wanted to know how it was going to be for me, how I was going to be...

Federer relishes French Open return after 3-year absence

Ten years on from his 2009 triumph in Paris, third seed Roger Federer is tempering expectations that he could produce a fairytale run to a 21st Grand Slam title in Roland Garros. “I’m not sure if it’s in my racquet,” the 37-year-old said when asked if he could go all the way. “But I hope I can get myself in that position deep down in the tournament against the top guys. But first I need to get there and I know that's a challenge in itself. “It's...

Federer: "I'm very happy to be in Rome"

In the end, coming to Rome for the first time since 2016 was an easy decision for Roger Federer, a four-time finalist at the ATP Masters 1000 event. Would Federer rather practise in five-degree weather in Switzerland, or play matches at one his favourite cities in the world, in front of thousands of passionate Italian fans? “I've just come from practising for five weeks after Miami. I think I was playing well in Madrid, so I just said,...

Federer to play in Italian Open

Roger Federer has announced that he will continue his 2019 clay campaign by playing in Rome for the first time since 2016. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who has reached the final at the Italian Open on four occasions, confirmed his participation in the event in a video on his Twitter page. “I’ve just finished speaking to my team and I’m happy to say I’m coming back to Rome to play in Italy. I can’t wait, it’s so exciting, it’s been too...

Federer: "Losing with match points is the worst"

Roger Federer says he is happy with his clay form, despite missing two match points in a Mutua Madrid Open quarter-final loss to Dominic Thiem on Friday. It was his first red-dirt tournament for three years. “I feel very good about my game,” admitted the three-time former Madrid champion, shortly after losing 3-6, 7-6 (11), 6-4 at the Caja Magica. “I thought I had some good matches here, especially the last two. The first one was good to get...

Federer records 1200th match win in Madrid

Roger Federer completed the 1,200th match win of his illustrious career in dramatic fashion on Thursday for a place in the Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finals. The Swiss superstar saved two match points to become the second player in the Open Era to hit the milestone, joining American Jimmy Connors (1,274), with a 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (3) victory over No. 15 seed Gael Monfils of France in two hours. Monfils won just nine points in the first set, but he...

Federer wins on long-awaited clay return

Switzerland's Roger Federer breezed through his first match on clay in three years, downing Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday in the Round of 32 at the Mutua Madrid Open. Having last played on clay in May of 2016, Federer needed just 52 minutes to clinch the victory, finishing with 28 winners against 20 unforced errors. He converted all three break point opportunities and did not face one on his own serve. "It feels good...

Federer don't have high expectations on clay

Roger Federer is returning to clay-court action for the first time since 2016 Rome this week at the Mutua Madrid Open. The 37-year-old Swiss is happier on the red dirt compared to the last time he competed on the surface, but not for the reason you might think: it hasn’t been snowing in the build-up. “It's been good. It's been fun. I was lucky, we had good weather when I started. So that helped because I remember years ago - three or four...