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Orange streamers rained down while Roger Federer held another championship trophy aloft, his familiar grin as wide as ever. For the ageless Federer, winning never gets old. Now 37, Federer became tennis' first repeat champion of 2019 when he won his 101st career title Sunday by ...
Roger Federer whips Denis Shapovalov to make Miami Open final
Roger Federer won a battle of the ages Friday, beating 19-year-old Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Miami Open. Federer, a three-time tournament champion, advanced to the final Sunday against defending champion John Isner. The age gap with Shapovalov was the largest ...
Roger Federer, Denis Shapovalov to square off in Miami Open semifinals
Roger Federer will make Denis Shapovalov's dream come true on Friday after the Swiss booked a Miami Open semifinal against the Canadian star with a ruthless 6-0, 6-4 destruction of Kevin Anderson. Shapovalov, who beat fellow young gun Frances Tiafoe 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-2 to ...
Roger Federer advances to Miami quarterfinals; Simona Halep nears No. 1 ranking
Roger Federer will face a hectic few days if he's going to win another Miami Open. He's off to a good start. Federer is through to the quarterfinals, having little trouble on the way to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over 13th-seeded Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday — ...
Roger Federer knew he had things going his way at the Miami Open when he hit three shots off his frame during a wild 17-stroke exchange and still won the point because Filip Krajinovic dumped a half volley into the net. Krajinovic quickly grabbed the ...
Dominic Thiem edges Roger Federer in three sets to win Indian Wells title
Dominic Thiem edged error-prone Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, denying Federer a record sixth title in the desert. Thiem trailed 4-3 and 5-4 in the third set before breaking Federer with a forehand winner to go up ...
Nick Kyrgios shaking up tennis world
A few hours after Roger Federer collected the 100th ATP title of his career in Dubai, Nick Kyrgios was preparing for his Mexican Open final against Alexander Zverev — on a jet ski. The Four Tops once sung about "Going Loco Down in Acapulco" and ...
Roger Federer moved to within two wins of a 100th career title on Thursday after coming through a tough test in difficult conditions against Marton Fucsovics to reach the Dubai Championships semifinals. The seven-time champion beat his Hungarian opponent 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 in conditions that ...
Novak Djokovic has designs on matching Roger Federer's record of 20 Grand Slam titles after completing a record-breaking Australian Open victory. In a breathtakingly mistake-free performance that yielded a remarkably lopsided result, the No. 1-ranked Djokovic overwhelmed Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday night ...
Stefanos Tsitsipas becomes youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since 2007
Lest anyone get the idea that Stefanos Tsitsipas' upset of Roger Federer was a fluke, the 20-year-old from Greece followed it up by beating No. 22 seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) at the Australian Open on Tuesday to become the ...
Roger Federer knocked out by Greek wunderkind Stefanos Tsitsipas
Roger Federer's bid for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles was crushed on Sunday as Greek wunderkind Stefanos Tsitsipas rose up to floor the Swiss master and become his nation's first Grand Slam quarter-finalist. In a match pitting the oldest and youngest players left in ...
Roger Federer looking forward to facing Serena Williams in mixed doubles during Hopman Cup
Roger Federer's wish is about to be granted — he's getting the chance to return Serena Williams' powerful serve. The famously unflappable Swiss acknowledges being excited about the prospect of taking on his fellow tennis great on Tuesday in a Hopman Cup mixed doubles match ...
