Roger Federer

'Impossible': Alcaraz shoots down Federer comparisons

"I'm too far away from that level," he said. "I hope I'll reach it one day, but it's really impossible," said Alcaraz.

Retirement can make you feel 'like an alien' in tennis, says Federer

Tennis great Roger Federer said on Wednesday staying involved with the sport in retirement helped him avoid feeling "like an alien" ahead of this week's Laver Cup tournament in Berlin.

Djokovic is Wimbledon's Darth Vader: McEnroe

McEnroe, no stranger to love-hate relationships with fans throughout his career, said some supporters resent seeing Djokovic collect 24 Grand Slam titles, surpassing the achievements of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

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.

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.

May 13, 2016
May 13, 2016

Thiem stuns Federer

Roger Federer says 'time was ticking' in his battle to recover form and fitness for the French Open after losing to rising Austrian Dominic Thiem 7-6 (2) 6-4 in the third round of the Italian Open.

May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016

Ailing Federer exits Rome Masters

17-time Swiss Major winner Roger Federer, fighting for full fitness, suffers a straight-sets defeat to rising Austrian star Dominic Thiem in the third round of the Rome Masters.

May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016

Rome next for Djokovic

Novak Djokovic heads for Rome this week crediting an unscheduled pause in his claycourt season with helping him clinch a record 29th Masters title.

May 2, 2016
May 2, 2016

Back injury forces Federer out of Madrid Masters

17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer withdraws from the Madrid Masters because of a back injury.

April 27, 2016
April 27, 2016

Rafa wants drug test results published

A day after he sued French sports minister Roselyne Bachelot for accusing him of covering up a failed drug test, Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal writes a letter to the International Tennis Federation requesting that the results of all his drug tests be published.

April 22, 2016
April 22, 2016

Swiss Street named after tennis great Roger Federer

Swiss tennis great Roger Federer was honoured by a street which leads to his childhood training facilities being named 'Allee Roger Federer' in the Swiss city of Biel.

December 26, 2015
December 26, 2015

Djokovic, Federer in race to be first $100m man

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are poised to become the first $100 million men in tennis in 2016, in a gripping sub-plot to the new Grand Slam season.