Roger Federer

French Open / Djokovic surpasses Federer to scale record 370 Grand Slam match wins

The Serbian pulled off another astonishing escape as he reached a 15th consecutive French Open quarter-final.

Djokovic eyes Federer record and French Open last 16 spot

Novak Djokovic can equal Roger Federer's record for Grand Slam match wins by beating Lorenzo Musetti at the French Open on Saturday.

Prime Video announces documentary on Roger Federer's final days in tennis

Prime Video has officially greenlit a feature-length documentary chronicling the last 12 days of tennis legend Roger Federer's illustrious career. Titled yet to be announced, the documentary offers an intimate look into Federer's final moments on the court, originally captured as a home video never intended for public viewing.

Djokovic admits Federer tensions early in career

Novak Djokovic has opened up on how he riled Roger Federer when he broke onto the scene as a cocky upstart but said it only fired up his quest to become the best player in the world.

Agassi anoints Djokovic as greatest ever

The popular American former world number one, himself widely considered among the best the sport has seen, also had lavish praise for Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Federer hopes to captain Team Europe in Laver Cup one day

Federer will be present at this year's edition in Vancouver where a celebration is planned on Friday to mark the first anniversary of his final competitive match.

Karma is Novak Djokovic

He reads his opponents like a book and then translates the lessons onto the court.

'Djokovic lucky to have had rivals like Federer, Nadal'

The 'Big Three' dominated men's tennis over the last two decades with a collective 66 Grand Slam titles between them but Djokovic is now clear of the retired Federer (20) and Nadal (22), who is expected to call time on his career next year

'Spanish bull' Alcaraz is me, Federer, Nadal rolled into one: Djokovic

"I think he's got basically best of all three worlds," said Djokovic."People have been talking in the past 12 months or so about his game consisting of certain elements from Roger, Rafa, and myself. I would agree with that."

July 2, 2016
July 2, 2016

Rain helps Djokovic fight another day

World number 1 and Wimbledon defending champion Novak Djokovic goes perilously close to exiting the tournament at the earliest stage since 2008 before rain intervenes.

June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016

Below-par Roger Federer staggers into 2nd round

Roger Federer is well short of his best as the seven-time Wimbledon champion advance to the second round with an uninspired victory over Argentina's Guido Pella on Monday.

June 25, 2016
June 25, 2016

Wimbledon 2016 - all you need to know

One hundred and forty thousand punnets of strawberries ripened to perfection, 256 players dreaming of singles glory, 19 courts trimmed with precision - all for two weeks and one tournament. Wimbledon is here.

June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer drawn for semi-final clash

Defending champion Novak Djokovic and seven-time winner Roger Federer are drawn to meet in the semi-finals of this year's Wimbledon which starts on Monday.

June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016

Federer reaches crossroads at Wimbledon

Fifteen years after famously stunning Pete Sampras at Wimbledon, seven-time champion Roger Federer returns to the All England Club with his career at a crossroads and his confidence at crisis point.

June 19, 2016
June 19, 2016

Teenager Zverev stuns Federer

German teenager and of the rising stars in tennis, Alexander Zverev, ends Roger Federer's reign in Halle

June 12, 2016
June 12, 2016

Thiem stuns Federer

Roger Federer uncharacteristically fails to nail two match points as Dominic Thiem stun the top seed on the grass in the rain-disrupted Stuttgart semifinals on Saturday.

June 6, 2016
June 6, 2016

An original departs

The sporting week that ended Sunday was one made poignant by the passing of the People's Champion, Muhammad Ali. That was swiftly followed by Novak Djokovic galloping away from the chasing pack by winning the French Open for the first time and in the process creating a host of records. For these and much more, read our weekly sports review.

June 6, 2016
June 6, 2016

Being part of the Federer/Nadal era a career booster, says Djokovic

The moment Novak Djokovic accepted that being part of the Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal era was a chance, not a curse, everything improved for him. After winning his first French Open title, world's number one tennis player holds all four grand slams at the same time.

May 13, 2016
May 13, 2016

Nadal in Rome quarterfinal

Spain's Rafael Nadal set up a likely quarterfinal clash with defending champion Novak Djokovic at the Rome Masters on Thursday after battling past Australian upstart Nick Kyrgios 6-7 (3/7), 6-2, 6-4 in the third round.

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