The top seed edged a 7-6, 7-5 victory over American James Blake in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters.\n
World number one Roger Federer says winning the season-ending Masters Cup is his 2005 priority.
Roger Federer's wife Mirka has given birth to twin girls, the world number one announced on his website on Friday.
What can the Swiss great do to win three sets against the king of clay when in their previous French Open duels he has never won two?
Sachin Tendulkar says he could well understand what veterans Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal might have felt during their Australian Open final clash.
Tommy Robredo suspected he could stun Roger Federer at the US Open because the Swiss master had developed self-doubts, the Spaniard said after the extraordinary upset on Monday.
World number one Roger Federer beat Germany's Florian Mayer 6-2, 6-4 to enter the last eight at the Halle Open.
The world number one is looking forward to taking revenge against Rafael Nadal later this week on the grass of the Halle Open.
Roger Federer erased miserable memories by gliding into the second round of the French Open with a clinical 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Spaniard Alberto Martin on Monday.
The world No. 1 thrashed Tomas Berdych to reach the third round of the Hamburg Masters.
Jack Sock became the first American to reach the last four of the ATP Finals in 10 years when he stunned world number three Alexander Zverev in a firecracker of a match on Thursday.
World number one Roger Federer, who was out for a week due to injury, will seek to defend his Hamburg title
Carlos Alcaraz's hopes for a Sunshine Double came undone in spectacular fashion as the top-seeded Spaniard was beaten by Grigor Dimitrov.
Rafael Nadal beat Russian Nikolay Davydenko to set up a Masters Cup semi-final against the world number one.
A resurgent Roger Federer swept past local favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 7-6 to clinch his maiden Paris Masters title on Sunday and send a deafening warning to his rivals ahead of the ATP World Tour finals.
There is no better place than at the citadel of grasscourt tennis for the world No 1 to reconfirm his tennis supremacy, especially if he lifts a modern-era record sixth successive trophy.
The world number one registered a crushing 6-4, 6-0 victory in the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters.
Roger Federer may have lost the tag of world number one but he is still a formidable opponent, several top players said on Monday.
The world number one set up a final against Fernando Gonzalez for the second successive week.
Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday, the Swiss maestro's 72nd tour title.
World number one Roger Federer survived a scare in his opening Olympics singles match against Colombia's Alejandro Falla before prevailing 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 on a packed Wimbledon Centre Court to book his place in the second round.
Roger Federer made heavy work of his first-round match in his home city tournament in Basel, before seeing off Bobby Reynolds 6-3, 6-7, 6-3.
Defending champion Roger Federer was paired with familiar foe Alejandro Falla when the draw for next week's Wimbledon championships was made at the All England Club on Friday. Women's holder Serena Williams will face Portugal's Michelle Larcher di Brito.
World number one Roger Federer beat Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 6-3 in the Rome Masters on Thursday to book a quarter-final against Czech Radek Stepanek.
Seventh seed Wawrinka of Switzerland set up a third-round meeting with Bulgarian ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov after seeing off Argentine Juan Monaco 6-4, 6-1.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal returned from vacation to post first-round wins at the Toronto Masters.
Roger Federer faces a tough road to another Wimbledon final after Friday's draw threw Rafa Nadal and home favourite Andy Murray into the champion's path and cleared the way for world No 1 Novak Djokovic.
The 17-times grand slam champion suffered the injury the day after his Australian Open run ended in the semi-finals last week
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.
Rafael Nadal believes he still has a very long way to go before he can match or overtake the record haul of 17 Grand Slam singles titles amassed by his great rival Roger Federer.
Roger Federer is bidding for an Olympic medal in Beijing to make up for what has been a barren year.
Rafael Nadal, whose record streak on clay was stopped by Roger Federer last weekend, believes the world number one will beat him again on the slow surface and just hopes it will not happen in the French Open final.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, numbers two and three in the world, suffered surprise defeats to Mardy Fish and Tomas Berdych respectively in an entertaining quarter-finals day at the Cincinnati Open on Friday.
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.
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