Roger federer

Former female tennis pro, Annabel Croft has revealed that she does not expect Roger Federer to retire anytime soon as he wants to seal his legacy as the best tennis player to ever rule the courts. The Swiss, with 19 Grand Slams, is the best the world has ever seen but Croft believes Rafael Nadal, being five years younger, has feared Federer into putting further daylight between the duo. Rafa will start his 2018 campaign with 16 Slams, three shy of his arch-nemesis, who has started the year in great form. Both players had a brilliant 2017 campaign, matching each other with two Grand Slams apiece. Rafa won the French Open and the US Open, while the Swiss ace was not to be left behind as he turned back time to win the Australian Open and Wimbledon. Federer will have the upper hand going into his title defence, having started the season in great form, winning the Hopman Cup, while beating world no.3 Alexander Zverev in the process. The Swiss is unbeaten in the run-up to the tournament and … [Read more...] about Former pro explains how fear of Rafael Nadal is keeping Roger Federer away from retirement

Andrey Rublev has heaped praise on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for changing the game in the last decade and admits that he had no doubts about their ability to return to winning ways after struggling with form and fitness issues in recent years. The duo's on-court rivalry that began in Miami in 2004 has transcended the game of tennis and has taken the sport to the next level in terms of quality and popularity. Nadal and Federer have won a combined 35 Grand Slam titles and are currently ranked number one and two in the world, respectively. The duo did struggle to compete at the highest level in recent years owing to form and fitness, but showed that they can still challenge for the important titles in 2017. The Swiss ace won two major titles in 2017, but his last triumph in a Grand Slam prior to that was in 2012. Similarly, the Spaniard also captured two Grand Slam titles last year with his previous major title coming at the French Open in 2014. Apart from that, the duo won a … [Read more...] about ‘There will be replacements’ for Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, says 20-year-old Andrey Rublev

The 86-year-old tennis coach Nick Bollettieri has heaped praised on Roger Federer while revealing his regret in not being able to coach the 19-time Grand Slam winner. Bollettieri has played a major role in developing and working with many tennis greats from the likes of Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Boris Becker, Serena and Venus Williams. However, the American was never able to work alongside Federer, who is currently coached by Severin Luthi and Ivan Ljubicic, as he stated why he would have loved the opportunity. "To me, the one I would have loved to coach is Roger Federer," Bollettieri said, as per Tennis World USA. "Why? He's a champion in everything he does. "There are only a few people in life who are champions in everything they do. When I got into the International Hall of Fame, he and Pete Sampras wrote beautiful letters to me about why I should get in. "If the world was like Roger, you wouldn't have any violence, you wouldn't have any wars. You would have only peace. He is a … [Read more...] about Nick Bollettieri calls Roger Federer ‘a champion in everything he does’ as he reveals coaching regret

Roger Federer has revealed that in order to maintain his fitness and to keep playing at the highest level at the age of 36, he decided to reduce the quantity of events he would be participating in over the course of the year. The Swiss ace skipped the entire clay scene in 2017 after winning the Australian Open and reaped the dividends as he went on to win his eighth Wimbledon title. The 19-time Grand Slam champion started the year ranked number 17 in the world and seven titles later, he is now ranked number two, behind long-time rival Rafael Nadal, who also had a stellar year after an injury-plagued 2016 campaign. Federer bounced back and displayed a new aggressive form of tennis, but his "fitness first" mantra is something that allowed him to be competitive in every event he entered. He played a limited schedule entering just 17 tournaments – the fewest among the current top four – but lost just five times in 57 matches. He is expected to follow a similar course in 2018 as … [Read more...] about Roger Federer reveals how he has changed his schedule to achieve success at 36

Roger Federer is "ready" to defend his title at the 2018 Australian Open following Switzerland's win over Germany in the Hopman Cup. Playing alongside Belinda Bencic, the Swiss duo defeated Germany's Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber in the mixed doubles decider on Saturday (6 January). It marked Federer's second Hopman Cup victory which comes 17 years after winning it for the first time when he played alongside Martina Hingis. The season-opening event in Perth is also where the 36-year-old notably began his career renaissance last year en route to winning his first Grand Slam since 2012 when he emerged victorious in the 2017 Australian Open. Federer would go on to win another six titles, including a record-breaking eighth Wimbledon crown, and ended his year as the world number two, having started it at 16th in the ATP tennis rankings. With the first Grand Slam of the year commencing on 15 January, Federer is excited about going back to Melbourne where it all began. "It [Hopman … [Read more...] about ‘It’s great to be the defending champion’: Roger Federer ‘ready’ for 2018 Australian Open