Roger Federer relied on his Grand Slam experience during the most important points to beat Noah Rubin 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 on Wednesday, maintaining his record of never failing to reach the third round at the 18 Australian Opens he’s contested. After back-to-back wins over qualifiers, the degree of difficulty in his comeback from a six-month injury layoff will increase exponentially.
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Federer’s 17 Majors Stack up Nicely Against Everyone Else
The 64 players contesting second-round matches at the Australian Open on Wednesday have won a total of 36 Grand Slam singles titles. One guy, however, has nearly half of them.
A victorious Roger Federer returned-and, eventually, relaxed-in Oz
“The Great Man” is how commentators invariably refer to Roger Federer in Melbourne. After watching him play there for 18 years, and win four titles, the Aussies honor this native of Switzerland as if he’s one of their own tennis legends.
Andy Murray admits the experience of Ivan Lendl could prove to be…
Sir Andy Murray believes his coach Ivan Lendl can be the key to him ending his Australian Open hoodoo and staying as world number one. Murray begins the first grand slam of the year against Ukraine’s Illya Marchenko on Monday and for the first time at a major tournament is placed top of the rankings and number one seed.
Federer drops to No. 17 seed in Australia
A long injury layoff and a fall in the rankings have created a tough draw for 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer at the Australian Open. Federer slipped to No.
Swiss team without Federer, Wawrinka in US for Davis Cup
Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will be missing when Switzerland travels to the United States for the Davis Cup next month. The Swiss tennis federation named a team Thursday headed by Marco Chiudinelli, who is Federer’s childhood friend and ranked No.
Fall in rankings has Federer seeded 17th at Australian Open
A long injury layoff and a fall in the rankings have created a tougher draw for 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer at the Australian Open Fall in rankings has Federer seeded 17th at Australian Open A long injury layoff and a fall in the rankings have created a tougher draw for 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer at the Australian Open Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jxDXiq Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during his Qatar Open 2017 final tennis match against Britain’s Andy Murray in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. MELBOURNE, Australia – A long injury layoff and a fall in the rankings have created a tougher draw for 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer at the Australian Open.
Kristina Mladenovic and Richard Gasquet win Hopman Cup title for France
Kristina Mladenovic and Richard Gasquet clinched France’s second Hopman Cup title, beating Americans Coco Vandeweghe and Jack Sock 4-1, 4-3 in the deciding mixed doubles match in the tournament final on Saturday. Earlier, Vandeweghe beat Mladenovic 6-4, 7-5 after Gasquet saved a match point in the third-set tiebreaker and held on for a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 win over Sock to give France the early lead in the exhibition tournament.
Mladenovic, Gasquet give France its 2nd Hopman Cup title
Kristina Mladenovic and Richard Gasquet clinched France’s second Hopman Cup title, beating Americans CoCo Vandeweghe and Jack Sock 4-1, 4-3 in the deciding mixed doubles match in the tournament final on Saturday. Earlier, Vandeweghe beat Mladenovic 6-4, 7-5 after Gasquet saved a match point in the third-set tiebreaker and held on for a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 win over Sock to give France the early lead in the exhibition tournament.
Croatian Cilic ready to challenge Big Four for Slams this season
‘Goran had quite a big influence on me to change my mentality and focus on my game. He changed my serve, I started to get aggressive and that is what I needed in my career’ IMAGE: Croatia’s Marin Cilic and Roger Federer of Switzerland embrace after the 2014 US Open semi-final.
Roger Federer loses close match to Zverev at Hopman Cup
Roger Federer found himself overmatched _ just _ by a younger and stronger-serving opponent on Wednesday, losing 7-6 , 6-7 , 7-6 to 19-year-old Alexander Zverev of Germany at the Hopman Cup Roger Federer loses close match to Zverev at Hopman Cup Roger Federer found himself overmatched _ just _ by a younger and stronger-serving opponent on Wednesday, losing 7-6 , 6-7 , 7-6 to 19-year-old Alexander Zverev of Germany at the Hopman Cup Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2j39V5R FILE – In this July 8, 2016, file photo, Roger Federer of Switzerland returns to Milos Raonic of Canada during their men’s semifinal singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.
Sport24.co.za | Federer: I’m still capable of winning grand slams
Roger Federer has insisted that there is no reason why he cannot add to his tally of 17 grand slam titles next year. This year, Federer only featured in two grand slams the Australian Open and Wimbledon and showed that he was capable of competing with the best as he reached the semi-final in both events.