PARIS - A point from losing the first set of his French Open quarterfinal, Roger Federer shanked a routine forehand, sending the ball 10 feet beyond the opposite baseline.The Court Philippe Chatrier crowd roared with...
PARIS - Now things could get a little more interesting for Roger Federer.After a pair of straightforward and straight-set victories at the French Open against qualifiers ranked outside the top 150...
...18-inning loss in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. TennisFederer captures first title of yearIn Halle, Germany, Roger Federer won his first title of the year, overcoming a sluggish start to beat unseeded Mikhail Youzhny 6-7 (5), 6-3...
...and five steals to help as the Dream improve to 5-1. TennisFederer records a 'double bagel'In Halle, Germany, Roger Federer cruised past Mischa Zverev 6-0, 6-0 to reach the Gerry Weber Open semifinals, recording his second career double...
...Open - to eclipse Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver and equal Roy Emerson for the third-most in history. Nadal trails only Roger Federer's 17 and Pete Sampras' 14."Winning 17 Grand Slam titles, that's miles away," Nadal said. "I'm not even...
...Nadal's 58th in a French Open match, equaling the tournament record shared by Guillermo Vilas (who had 17 losses) and Roger Federer (14 losses).Nadal's seven French Open titles already are the most in history, and his eighth final appearance...
MELBOURNE, Australia - The bravado he built by holding serve for 76 games dissolved in six points. It was Roger Federer on the other side of the net this time, in a major, and he gave 20-year-old Bernard Tomic an instant reality check...
...the best of his era, Nadal is now 20-15 overall against Djokovic and 20-10 against 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. He is 5-0 against each at Roland Garros.Djokovic's coach, Marian Vajda, was asked Friday whether there is...
...if local fans have a rooting interest when No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga faces No. 4 David Ferrer. Tsonga, who beat Roger Federer in the quarterfinals, wants to give France its first male champion at Roland Garros since Yannick Noah 30 years ago...
...second-round match. Two other past champions advanced: 2009's Svetlana Kuznetsova and 2010's Francesca Schiavone,Roger Federer, whose record 17 Grand Slam titles include the 2009 French Open, lost serve in the very first game but not again...
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