Tag: Federer

Seven-up Sampras fires Wimbledon dream: Federer

Roger Federer reached a record eighth Wimbledon final Friday and revealed that boyhood hero Pete Sampras, whose record of seven titles he can equal...

Federer, Djokovic poised for epic first grass clash

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have met 26 times, but Friday's potentially epic Wimbledon semi-final will be a first clash on grass in their...

Federer targets gold at Wimbledon

Roger Federer has set his sights on crowning his remarkable record at Wimbledon by winning Olympic gold on his favourite grass courts. For the second...

Federer takes royal route at Wimbledon

Six-time champion Roger Federer reached the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 win over Italy's Fabio Fognini, a regal performance...

Nadal, Djokovic likely to halt Federer’s run

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are braced to deliver a potentially fatal blow to Roger Federer's fading hopes of matching Pete Sampras's record of...

Wildcard Haas beats Federer in Halle

Germany's Tommy Haas defeated second seed Roger Federer 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to win the ATP grasscourt tournament here on Sunday. Playing in front of...

Federer eases into seventh Halle final

Roger Federer cruised into the final of the ATP grass-court tournament here for the seventh time with a 6-1, 6-4 victory against unseeded Russian...

Djokovic crushes Federer to reach French Open final

Novak Djokovic moved to within one victory of Grand Slam history Friday, crushing Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 to reach a first French Open...

Federer, Djokovic set to joust again

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will go head to head for the 26th time in the French Open semi-finals on Friday and both agreed...

Federer writes off Djokovic’s historic Slam bid

Roger Federer on Friday backed six-time champion Rafael Nadal to shatter Novak Djokovic's historic bid to become the first man in 43 years to...

French history beckons for Nada

Rafael Nadal could become the first man to win seven Roland Garros titles, but Novak Djokovic and a rejuvenated Roger Federer are braced to...

Djokovic, Federer in heavyweight semis clash

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will clash for the 25th time in Saturday's Rome Masters semi-finals while Rafael Nadal also progressed, ensuring the big...

Djokovic, Nadal, Federer into last eight, Murray out

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer reached the Rome Masters quarter-finals on Thursday, but fourth seed Andy Murray suffered another setback in his...

Federer, Serena eye French Open shock

Roger Federer and Serena Williams took home trophies on Sunday from the Madrid Masters, with the pair of veteran champions hoping to channel their...

Federer topples Tipsarevic to reach Madrid final

Roger Federer moved a step closer to a record-equalling 20th Masters title when he thumped Janko Tipsarevic 6-2 6-3 at the Madrid Open on...

Federer, Djokovic win

Top seed Novak Djokovic, who needed two match points to beat Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 and Roger Federer, who rolled over Frenchman...

Federer has no fear of Big Blue in Madrid

Blue clay courts at the Madrid Masters hold no fears for former champion Roger Federer, with the confident Swiss insisting on Sunday that he...