World number two Roger Federer fought back from two sets down to snatch a dramatic 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory against Tomas Berdych Sunday, retaining his hopes of winning a 14th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
Roger Federer set up a juicy third round clash with former Australian Open champion Marat Safin after finally subduing a stubborn Evgeny Korolev 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday.
Roger Federer will begin his bid to equal Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles against Italian Andreas Seppi in the first round of the Australian Open next week. Top seed Rafael Nadal, who snapped Federer's record 237-week stint as world number one last August, will meet Belgium's Christophe Rochus after the draw was made at Melbourne Park on Friday.
Federer's greatness oozes from the manner in which he has dominated the sport for a substantial part of the last decade, says Bikash Mohapatra.
Factbox on Switzerland's Roger Federer,
When the world started looking away, the Swiss ace again brought the spotlight firmly on himself with a masterful showing at the US Open.
Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova is an antithesis to the petite, pony-tailed generation of women's tennis players.
The World No 1 put on a vintage display to beat the Spaniard in the final of the season-ending event on Sunday. His victory at the showcase eight-man tournament put him level with Ilie Nastase and one behind the record of five titles held by Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras.
The Swiss ace is three titles shy of Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam victories.
Jannik Sinner bounced back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev and win his maiden Grand Slam title.
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Only an early shock can prevent the runaway world number one from adding to his Grand Slam haul, according to former champion Jim Courier.
World number two Roger Federer said he would never again feel any pressure in his career after clinching his first French Open title with a 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 victory over Swede Robin Soderling in Sunday's final. 'It might be the greatest victory of my career,' said the 27-year-old Swiss, who equalled Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles and became the sixth man to win all four majors.
Hewitt was outfought by the sixth seed who moved into the semi-finals in 88 minutes.
Robby Ginepri triumphed 4-6, 6-0, 3-0 after fellow American Taylor Dent quit with heat exhaustion in the third set.
Taylor Dent and Robby Ginepri will contest the first all-American final in Indianapolis since Pete Sampras beat Jim Courier 13 years ago.\n
Roger Federer advanced to the final of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 demolition of Andy Roddick on Thursday. Federer, who beat the American at the same stage in the 2007 tournament before going on to lift the title, will play either world number one Rafa Nadal or Fernando Verdasco in the final.
While Djokovic has a firm grip on top spot, there will be a new number two on March 15 in Russian Daniil Medvedev, who will climb one place to his career-best ranking to replace Nadal, who has not played since the Australian Open due to a back injury.
In the last eight weeks Novak Djokovic has resembled the Grand Slam machine that held all four major titles at the same time in 2016, wining three of his last four events including Wimbledon and US Open.
The world number one, who has won 12 Grand Slam titles, said his aim is also to surpass Pete Sampras's record of 14.
Henman has taken on American Paul Annacone as his part-time coach after splitting with Larry Stefanki in September.
In winning his third New York crown, he joined 14-times Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras in third on the all-time list, trailing only Roger Federer (20) and Rafael Nadal (17).
The Swiss player has become the enigma of the tour, winning a succession of tournaments only to fail when it comes to the biggest stages.
Former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek says the Swiss world No.1 is like the replacement for Pete Sampras. 'He has so much ability, it is a joy to see him play.'
American Rajeev Ram and Britain's Joe Salisbury beat Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski 7-6(4), 7-5 on Friday to become only the second pair to retain the US Open men's doubles title.
I'd love to win Wimbledon and I think it's possible, says Roger Federer.
The winner of an astounding 23 Olympic gold medals was in Delhi for promotional activity and dropped in for some time at the Kotla in the evening.
Rafael Nadal captured his second US Open title when he beat top-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in Monday's final. The win gave the second seeded Nadal, this year's French Open champion, his 13th Grand Slam title and first at Flushing Meadows since 2010.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza said she is excited to be part of same team as Swiss veteran Roger Federer in the upcoming International Premier Tennis League (IPTL).
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