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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: "It's such an incredible opportunity missed, I can't believe it"

Roger Federer was so close, but yet so far away from lifting his ninth Wimbledon title on Sunday against Novak Djokovic. The Swiss superstar let slip two championship points while serving for the match at 8-7, 40/15 in a thrilling fifth set, eventually falling short 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 12-13 (3). “I don't know if losing 2-2-2 feels better than this one. At the end, it actually doesn't matter to some extent. You might feel more disappointed,...

Federer defeats Nadal at Wimbledon, plays Djokovic in final

Roger Federer booked a place in his 12th final at The Championships, where he will attempt to lift a record-extending ninth trophy after a tactical masterclass against his long-time rival, Rafael Nadal, a two-time former titlist, on Friday at Wimbledon. The Swiss superstar played at his aggressive best on return of serve, at the net and in long rallies to beat World No. 2 Nadal 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in their semi-final, which lasted three...

Federer earns historic 100th Wimbledon win, plays Nadal in semifinal

Eight-time champion Roger Federer beat No. 8 seed Kei Nishikori 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 to earn his 100th Wimbledon match win, advancing to the semi-finals at the All England Club for a record 13th time. He is the first player in history to earn 100 victories at a Grand Slam championship. Former World No. 1 Jimmy Connors had been closest to accomplishing the feat before Federer’s run this fortnight. The American won 98 matches at the US Open. "It's...

Federer to play Nishikori in Wimbledon quarterfinal

Matteo Berrettini walked onto Centre Court on Monday at the All England Club with more grass-court wins in 2019 (12) than anyone. But his opponent was Roger Federer, who showed why he is an eight-time Wimbledon champion. Federer dominated the 23-year-old Italian 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in just one hour and 14 minutes, advancing to his 17th quarter-final at The Championships. "Today was excellent. I was very happy," Federer said. "I was expecting...

Federer beats Pouille for 350th Grand Slam match win

Eight-time champion Roger Federer was pushed early in his third-round Wimbledon clash against No. 27 seed Lucas Pouille, appearing in danger of dropping the first set for the second time this week. But one 10-minute surge was all the 37-year-old Swiss needed to grab the match and move into the second week at The Championships for the 17th time. Federer defeated Australian Open semi-finalist Pouille 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in two hours and 6 minutes,...

Federer reaches Wimbledon third round

Roger Federer walked on No. 1 Court with a 16-1 record in the second round at Wimbledon. And although his wild card opponent, Jay Clarke, put forth an admirable effort in front of his home crowd, that record was not blemished any further. Federer overcame a tight second set to beat Clarke 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-2, advancing to the third round at SW19 for the 17th time, equalling Jimmy Connors’ Open Era record. It is his 70th trip to the third round...

Federer rallies to win Wimbledon opener

Roger Federer had to overcome an early deficit on Tuesday as he began his journey for a record-extending ninth Wimbledon title. But the 37-year-old Swiss soon restored normalcy, racing past South African Lloyd Harris 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to win his 17th consecutive Wimbledon opener. The second seed broke six times to rally against Harris, the 22-year-old who was an alternate at last year's Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan and was making his...