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NEW YORK CITY, USA (Reuters) — Rafael Nadal raced into the United States Open semifinals on Wednesday (September 6) with a one hour 37 minute 6-1 6-2 6-2 win over Russian teenager Andrey Rublev. The lopsided victory cleared the path for a possible showdown with rival Roger Federer. Amazingly the two tennis greats have never played each other in Flushing Meadow. Federer plays 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro on Wednesday evening. It […]
by Dave James Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Roger Federer won a record eighth Wimbledon title and became the tournament’s oldest champion Sunday with a straight-sets victory over injury-hit Marin Cilic who dramatically broke down in tears midway through the final. Federer claimed his 19th Grand Slam title 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 and at 35 is Wimbledon’s oldest men’s winner of the modern era, succeeding Arthur Ashe, who was almost 32 when […]
By: EBC Sports International, New York Bureau Tennie Sumague Joanne Blanco Soriano (LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM) Eleven Finals. Eight Championship Titles. Roger Federer is crowned the King of Wimbledon. Federer proved to the world why he is the greatest tennis player of all time, making history by winning his eighth Wimbledon title – his 19th overall Grand Slam with a straight-set win over Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 at the All-England Club Sunday afternoon. Federer became […]
By: EBC Sports International, New York Bureau Tennie Sumague Joanne Blanco Soriano Carlo Valdez LONDON,ENGLAND- Age is definitely nothing but a number at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships at the All-England Club. At 35 and a father of four, Roger Federer marches on to his 11th Wimbledon Final after easily defeating Tomas Berdych 7-6(4), 7-6(4), 6-4 Friday afternoon. Federer has yet to drop a set at the tournament and is seeking to make history on Sunday […]
Tennis superstar Roger Federer has confirmed he would not be playing in the French Open. In a Facebook post, the Swiss said he decided to skip the tournament because he was preparing for his next games on the grass and on the hard court. The French Open is set to begin on May 27. Federer won the Australian Open last January. He did not play for six months since then because of a leg injury.
By: Adrian Manguit, Eagle News Service US, Florida Bureau (Miami, FL) – Many say rivalries are what make sports entertaining. In boxing, there was Ali vs Frazier. For football, Manning vs Brady was “must-see TV”. And for basketball, no one will forget the classic games of Magic vs Bird. It is no different in tennis, as Federer vs Nadal, again, took place in Key Biscayne, FL at the Miami Open. Federer defeated Nadal in straight-sets, […]
(Reuters) – Five times Cincinnati winner Roger Federer blunted Andy Murray’s attempt at a comeback, while women’s world number one Serena Williams roared to victory as they moved into the semi-finals at the Western & Southern Open on Friday. The second-seeded Federer defeated Murray 6-3 7-5 after the Scot had taken a 4-1 lead in the second set. Williams, bidding for her first title at the Ohio hardcourt tournament, romped to a 6-1 6-3 victory […]
Five time champion Roger Federer will face in the semi-finals of Dubai championship and the title-holder Novak Djokovic.
