Roger Federer wins first title of 2013 in Halle
Roger Federer won his first title of the year on Sunday, the world number three beating Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 in the ATP final at Halle.
Roger Federer won his first title of the year on Sunday, the world number three beating Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 in the ATP final at Halle.
Swiss star Roger Federer moved to within a match of securing his first title of the year as he avenged his defeat in last year’s Halle final by beating veteran German Tommy Haas 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the semi-finals of this year’s renewal on Saturday.
Eight-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal said in an interview published on Tuesday that he is not setting his sights on Roger Federer’s record of 17 Grand Slam titles, despite claiming his 12th at Roland Garros last weekend.
Roger Federer is hoping to kick-start his season on the Halle grass this week as he goes in search of a morale-boosting first tournament success this season.
Rafael Nadal’s record eighth French Open win sealed his place as one of the greatest players of all time and condemned his flagging rivals to further misery, surviving off scraps on the Grand Slam margins.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sent Roger Federer crashing out of the French Open quarter-finals Tuesday to take a step closer to ending France’s 30-year wait for a men’s champion at Roland Garros.
Evergreen Tommy Haas and Roland Garros quarter-final first-timer Stanislas Wawrinka will on Wednesday attempt to rewrite a French Open script which has already cast them as fall guys.
Chasing a shot, Roger Federer caught his right shoe in the French Open’s red clay, twisting that foot awkwardly and tumbling to the ground.
Roger Federer racked up his 900th tour win and reached a 36th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final Sunday while tearful Tommy Robredo also took the five-set route into the French Open quarter-finals.
David Ferrer, the invisible man of tennis, reached the French Open quarter-finals for the fourth time Sunday as Roger Federer aimed to rack up 900 tour-level wins.
Roger Federer walked onto Court Suzanne Lenglen, smiled when greeted with applause and looked up into the stands, where three youngsters waved a banner that read, “Roger 4 Ever.”
Rafael Nadal has won 18 of 28 meetings with Roger Federer, a rivalry spanning nearly a decade on every surface and on the biggest stages in tennis.
Andy Murray was sucking in deep breaths, trying to recover from his exhausting win over Roger Federer. Pain was very much on his mind.
