Roger Federer wrapped up his superlative professional tennis career at age 41 with a loss in doubles alongside longtime rival Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup on Friday night. Federer, who won 20 Grand Slam titles, and Nadal,…
Roger Federer said he will play just one doubles match at this weekend’s Laver Cup in what would be his last professional match. The 41-year-old Swiss star announced his impending retirement last week, having failed to recover sufficiently…
Novak Djokovic and coach Marian Vajda are no longer working together, splitting up after 15 years and 20 Grand Slam titles. A statement that went up on Djokovic’s website on Tuesday said that the two men “agreed to…
Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to six matches with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 triumph over Casper Ruud on Monday at the ATP Finals. Following a two-month break after his loss to Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final —…
Novak Djokovic missed an overhead along the way to getting broken for the only time Thursday night and stared at a man in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands who made noise during the point. After breaking…
Serena Williams added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the US Open on Wednesday, pulling out of the year’s last Grand Slam tournament because of a torn hamstring. Williams hasn’t competed since injuring her…
Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics after suffering a “setback” with his knee during the grass-court season, he stated Tuesday. “I unfortunately experienced a setback with my knee, and have accepted that…
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime earned one of the biggest triumphs of his career Wednesday by topping Swiss star Roger Federer 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the Noventi Open. It was the first career…
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of the Halle Open in Germany on Tuesday. It was the second victory in as many matches for the 21st-ranked Auger-Aliassime versus the…
They feted Roger Federer with as loud as applause gets from a crowd capped at 1,000 people in Court Philippe Chatrier — when he walked out with a wave, when he hit one of his 48 winners,…
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all ended up in the same half of the French Open men’s field in the draw Thursday, meaning no more than one of them can reach the final. The Big Three top…
Roger Federer failed to convert a match point before losing 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 to Nikoloz Basilashvili in the Qatar Open quarterfinals on Thursday, his second game back on tour after a 13-month injury layoff. Basilashvili saved a match…
After more than a year out, Roger Federer began his 24th season on tour with a victory. It was far from easy for the former No. 1, though, as he was pushed hard by Dan Evans at the Qatar…
The social media posts were met with plenty of enthusiastic replies, including those from Rafael Nadal and some of the world’s top women’s players. “As you know per our discussions,” Nadal, a winner of 19…
Novak Djokovic made it 10 victories from 10 matches versus Milos Raonic on Tuesday night, defeating the Canadian 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(1) to book a semi-final clash against Roger Federer at the Australian Open. With Rod Laver watching from the stands, the second seed…
The Swiss government says it will produce a 20 franc silver coin with Roger Federer’s image on it.The government says it’s the first time it has dedicated a commemorative coin to a living person. A…
A cancelled exhibition tennis game featuring Roger Federer in Bogota could be rescheduled for March next year, the Swiss legend’s agent has said. A planned match between the Swiss maestro and Germany’s Alexander Zverev at the Movistar Arena on…
