Roger Federer dismissed unseeded Italian Simone Bolelli 6-2, 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors in Basel on Friday to maintain his bid for a third straight triumph in his hometown tournament. Federer's route to the final was also made easier -- on paper at least -- when his expected semi-final opponent, American fourth seed James Blake, suffered a 6-4, 7-6 defeat by Spain's Feliciano Lopez.
Serena Williams started her quest to join Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova in joint fourth place on the career Grand Slam list with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over 18-year-old fellow American Taylor Townsend at the US Open on Tuesday.
Roger Federer has backed calls to shorten the tennis calendar to protect players from burnout by creating a six week off-season.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will meet in the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open after the old rivals advanced to the last four in contrasting fashions Thursday.
Sunday's final promises a fitting climax to a soggy Championships, especially if it scales anywhere near the dizzy heights of last year's classic won by Alcaraz in five sets.
Roger Federer confirmed he will take part in the Madrid Masters next week, after a three-week lay-off. The world No 2, who won the Madrid title in 2006 and lost in the final to David Nalbandian last year, took some time out after helping Switzerland beat Belgium in their Davis Cup World Group play-off match last month.
'...but at the same time we were able to understand that personal relationships are more important than sometimes professional things.'
Six years after getting a taste for grand slam titles, Roger Federer returned to the scene of his first major triumph on Sunday to rewrite the record books.
Daniil Medvedev said he was enjoying his growing rivalry with world number one Jannik Sinner despite coming out on the wrong end of the scoreline
David Nalbandian beat world number three Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6 to enter his first final of the year.
After the disappointing campaign at Wimbledon and his fall in the rankings, tennis ace Roger Federer decided to take a break from his hectic schedule and spend time with his family in France.
Roger Federer is in love with tennis even after nearly two decades but may not be that keen to follow his children if they ever turned professional, the Swiss maestro said after storming into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer each needed three sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Wednesday while Rafa Nadal advanced with a comfortable victory over Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Roger Federer lost his first set of the tournament but still managed to conjure a comfortable 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-1 victory over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber at Wimbledon on Friday.
Fifth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer was ousted from the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Tuesday as Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer both moved into the fourth round.
The world No. 1 made it three out of three wins on Sunday to give the Swiss a decisive 3-1 lead over Serbia.
A year after Andy Murray's reign as Wimbledon champion ended lamely at the hands of a man dubbed the new Roger Federer, he got a stark reminder on Friday that the original is the real threat to his grand slam ambitions.
Federer rues missed chances in Tsitsipas thriller
Roger Federer survived a bumpy ride to beat claycourt specialist Argentine Jose Acasuso 7-6, 5-7, 7-6, 6-2 to reach the third round of the French Open on Thursday.
Roger Federer slumped to a shock 2-6, 7-6(8), 6-4 loss to German veteran Tommy Haas at the Stuttgart Open on Wednesday in a disappointing comeback after the 18-times grand-slam champion missed the entire claycourt season.
Images from the men's singles quarter-finals at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic stunned defending champion Roger Federer 7-6, 7-5, 6-4 to reach his second Australian Open final on Thursday after a match of high emotion which threatened to boil over. The hard-hitting Serb, who captured his only Grand Slam title in Melbourne three years ago, clearly rattled Federer who exchanged words with him in the third set.
Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro will meet on Sunday for the first time since their epic Olympic Games clash after both beat French opponents to reach the final of the Basel Open.
For a seven-time champion who is a month shy of his 35th birthday, and is known to have a dodgy back, fate could not have dealt Roger Federer a better hand this week as he became the first, and so far only, man to reach the Wimbledon fourth round.
World number one Roger Federer breezed into the Swiss Indoors semi-finals on Friday but the home crowd's hopes of an all-Swiss final were dashed when Novak Djokovic rallied to beat Stanislas Wawrinka.
The Wimbledon champion will begin his defence against the talented Richard Gasquet of France
Andy Murray's winning streak came to an end when the world number three slumped to a 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 quarter-final defeat at the Paris Masters after a three-hour tussle against the fifth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych on Friday.
World number one Roger Federer swept into the final of the Halle Open with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Nicolas Kiefer.
The eight-man Masters Cup will be held for the third year at Qi Zhong Stadium from November 11-18.
I'd love to win Wimbledon and I think it's possible, says Roger Federer.
Images from Friday's Australian Open men's singles second semi-final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
'Despite their contrasting playing styles -- Sindhu's calm demeanour versus Marin's fiery intensity -- the two aces share an undeniable bond. Their mutual respect for each other's abilities is evident in their interactions off the court.'
A late end to last season that included a successful Davis Cup final and matches in India had no impact on Roger Federer's surprise third round loss to Andreas Seppi at the Australian Open on Friday, the second seed said.
The decision follows Federer's poor run of form in recent weeks.
World number two Roger Federer edged past Ivo Karlovic 7-6(3), 7-6(4) on Saturday to reach the Halle Open final and stay on course for his eighth title in the grasscourt Wimbledon warmup event.
Roger Federer never doubted his ability to win Grand Slam titles during a two and a half year drought in which he was written off in some quarters and passed the 30 year age barrier that often signals the beginning of the end for top tennis players.
The 36-year-old was given a thorough workout by Sock although had he been a little more clinical the scoreline would have been more heavily-weighted in his favour.
