World number two Roger Federer has surpassed Pete Sampras to become the all-time leader in career prize money earnings in men's tennis, the ATP said on Thursday. The five-times US Open champion took his career earnings to over US $ 43.3 million at the Madrid Masters this week.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Swiss world number one Roger Federer, a three-times champion at Indian Wells, said he is happy with his game on Friday after recovering from a recent viral problem. Federer, top seed at this week's Pacific Life Open, has competed in only two ATP events this season after succumbing to mononucleosis at the end of last year.
When you can travel globally is when tennis can come back, from a pro level. From a local level, we can start right away and that's what we would be focused on at the beginning, says Tennis Australia head Craig Tiley.
Rafael Nadal becomes the 24th player to be ranked No 1 on the ATP charts.
Sharapova was broken in the first game but fought back to draw level before going on to take the first set with a hold to love.
Roger Federer is keeping a lid on expectations.
Andy Murray put down an early warning for the Davis Cup final when he dismantled David Goffin 6-1, 6-0 in awe-inspiring fashion to reach the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters on Thursday.
Roger Federer has been drawn with Andy Roddick, Nikolay Davydenko and Fernando Gonzalez at the Shanghai Masters Cup.
Top seed Roger Federer needed less than an hour to dispatch Benoit Paire 6-1, 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors tournament on Thursday -- treating his home fans to another masterclass.
Top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia saw off Czech lucky loser Tomas Zib 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Vienna Open.
Federer was two points from an embarrassing exit from the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday before rallying to beat Spanish qualifier Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 to reach the third round. The world number one, who failed to retain his Australian Open crown earlier this year, was 5-4 and 30-15 down in the third set before his opponent, ranked 137th by the ATP, crumbled under the pressure.
Roger Federer said more major events should be played in Asia rather than the traditional tennis strongholds of Europe and the US.
Roger Federer beat Belgium's Olivier Rochus 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the Estoril Open first round on Tuesday.
World number one Roger Federer practised with a new coach at Portugal's Estoril Open on Saturday in an attempt to recover from a poor start to the 2008 season and improve his claycourt game. Spaniard Jose Higueras, 55, who won 15 ATP titles and helped American Michael Chang win the French Open aged just 17 in 1989, coached the Swiss for over two hours on centre court.
World number one Roger Federer reached the last four of the Pacific Life Open without hitting a shot on Friday when his quarter-final opponent Tommy Haas pulled out with a sinus infection. Swiss Federer, three times champion at Indian Wells and seeking his first ATP title of the year, will next meet unseeded American Mardy Fish, who scraped past seventh-seeded David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-3, 6-7, 7-6.
Top seed Nadal extended his winning streak to 13 matches with a 6-2, 6-1 demolition of American Jared Donaldson in the Qi Zhong Stadium before World No 2 Federer, to the delight of his sizeable Chinese fan club, got the better of Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 7-6(4), 6-4.
Rafael Nadal is the closest he's been to world number one Roger Federer in the ATP Rankings.
Nick Kyrgios has had more than his fair share of run-ins with umpires over his career
The eight-man Masters Cup will be held for the third year at Qi Zhong Stadium from November 11-18.
Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal made it to the final of the Indian Wells tournament after victories over Roger Federer and Andy Roddick respectively.
French Open champion Barty exited the tournament in the last 16 but regained the number one spot after last year's champion Naomi Osaka was also knocked out at the same stage.
Roger Federer battled into the quarter-finals of the ATP event in Indian Wells on Wednesday with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Fernando Gonzalez of Chile. Fourth seed Andy Murray cruised into the last eight when his opponent Tommy Robredo retired with a right wrist injury. The Scot, who was leading 6-2, 3-0 when Robredo quit, will meet either Croat Ivan Ljubicic or Russian Igor Andreev.
Roger Federer felled big-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 6-3 on Monday to reach the fourth round of the ATP event in Indian Wells. The Swiss world number two, aiming to win the title for the fourth time, snatched the first set on a tiebreak and broke once in the second to clinch victory.
The fourth seed from the Czech Republic beat Marcos Baghdatis 7-5, 6-4 in the final.
Roger Federer is no longer chasing the top ranking and would rather be a contender at Grand Slams than battling Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal to be world number one, the Swiss tennis great said.
Novak Djokovic has 17 Grand Slam titles to his name - two behind Rafael Nadal and three fewer than Roger Federer - and said he has no doubt in his ability to overtake the other members of the so-called 'Big Three.'
"I don't think I can ever win all four Grand Slams in a year," the Spaniard said on the eve of the ATP tournament in Chennai.
Japan's Kei Nishikori made a stunning start to what will surely be the first of many appearances at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-4, 6-4 win over home favourite Andy Murray on Sunday.
Norma Godinho has just about caught her breath after all the action at SW19 on Super Sunday. Here are Norma's memorable moments from this year's Wimbledon.
After Nick Kyrgios, another Aussie involved in verbal volley as tempers flare in Ohio.
After looking less than convincing in his Vienna Open opening round match against America's Robby Ginepri, the world number three put in a much stronger performance against Zib despite making another uneven start.
Coria has injured a shoulder while Ferrero pulled out of next week's 2.425 million dollar event with illness.
The Russian lost 6-3, 6-4 to Croatia's Marin Cilic in the second round of the China Open.
Defending champion Roger Federer will meet big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic in the final of the Brisbane International after the Swiss top seed dismantled rising Austrian talent Dominic Thiem 6-1, 6-4 in Brisbane.
Factbox on Rafael Nadal, who beat Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to win his 11th French Open title on Sunday:
Sania advanced to the second round with a 6-3 6-3 win over Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic endured a fierce challenge to his Melbourne Park reign before overhauling Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to clinch an eighth Australian Open crown and reclaim the world number one ranking. While Rafa Nadal rules Roland Garros with 12 titles, Djokovic holds sway in the title match at Rod Laver Arena having never lost a final in Melbourne Park.
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