Australian Open 2016: Djokovic Nails Federer To Qualify For Final

One game -- that's how long it took for all the buzz surrounding the 45th rendition of Federer-Djokovic to completely disappear. That's how ridiculously good No. 1 Novak Djokovic was from the start of his Australian Open semifinal match against No. 3 Roger Federer.

In the early going, Federer simply had no answers for Djokovic's overpowering groundstrokes, dropping the first two sets in less than an hour. Federer battled back to win the third set and get back into the match, but Djokovic dismissed that challenge. Eventually, Djokovic secured a 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win, booking his spot in the finals -- his sixth appearance -- which will give him a chance to secure Grand Slam No. 11. Djokovic will battle either No. 2 Andy Murray or No. 13 Milos Raonic.

Tennis: Federer Excited To Partner Hingis At Rio 2016

Two Tennis legends from Switzerland Roger Federer and Martina Hingis will partner in the mixed doubles to fly the Swiss flag in the Olympic games in Rio 2016.

Federer, 34, and Hingis last played mixed doubles together at the Hopman Cup in Australia in 2001.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion said he is "really excited".

"I looked up to her when I was younger, I thought she was the most unbelievable talent," added Federer, who is a year younger than Hingis.

Novak Djokovic Beat Roger Federer To Win ATP Finals

Novak Djokovic won his fourth straight title at the season-ending ATP finals by beating six-time champion Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 Sunday.

Djokovic, who won three Grand Slam titles this year and reached the final in the other, capped the best season of his life with another superb display on the tennis court, including winning 16 of the 19 points on his second serve and saving both break points he faced.

US Open 2015: Federer To Clash With Djokovic In Final

Roger Federer served superbly once again as he beat Stan Wawrinka to set up a US Open final against Novak Djokovic.

Second seed Federer beat his fellow Swiss 6-4 6-3 6-1 to reach the final without losing a set, and having dropped serve just twice.

The 34-year-old goes on to face top seed Djokovic, who thrashed defending champion Marin Cilic 6-0 6-1 6-2.

US Open 2015: Roger Federer & Stan Wawrinka Advance To Semis

Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will meet in an all-Swiss semi-final at the US Open after impressive wins over Richard Gasquet and Kevin Anderson.

Seventeen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer did not face a single break point as he beat Frenchman Gasquet 6-3 6-3 6-1 in just 87 minutes.

Wawrinka made almost as short work of Andy Murray's conqueror Kevin Anderson, beating the South African 6-4 6-4 6-0.

See The Top 20 Marketable Sports Stars In The World

Federer has been named as the most marketable sports star in the world. Football's fancy hardworking superstar Cristiano Ronaldo only managed the 10th position while his nightmare and bunch of talent Lionel Messi managed the 13th position.


Tennis ace Roger Federer has been named the world’s most marketable sports star. Research by the London School of Marketing found the seven-times Wimbledon champion made £43million last year - 87% of that from product endorsements.

WIMBLEDON 2015: Djokovic Defeat Federer To Win Back To Back Title

Novak Djokovic defended his Wimbledon title with a 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (10-12) 6-4 6-3 win over Roger Federer. The world No 1 was the dominant force throughout the final despite squandering seven set points in an epic second set against an opponent who was bidding for a record eighth title at the All England club.

At the age of 33 with 17 Grand Slams, Federer would have been a hugely popular winner with the Centre Court crowd, but the Swiss second seed can have few complaints about being beaten by a better man on the day. Djokovic’s own haul of career Grand Slam trophies now moves up to nine.

"It's always a great privilege playing against Roger. He has done so much for our sport. And he is someone all players from my generation look up to," Djokovic told the BBC.

TENNIS: Serena Williams Is Greater Than Roger Federer

Tumaini Carayol says Serena Williams is the greatest ever tennis champion and should be given more recognition for her peerless achievements.

As Andy Murray answered questions on just how much more superior an ageing Roger Federer still is to him, one question on the Swiss champion's ranking as one of the greatest sportsmen in history elicited a very typical response from the Brit. “Serena's (also) got a fair shout at it right now,” he interjected.

Right now, Serena Williams doesn't just have a shout at it; she has a roar as dramatic as those apocalyptic yells that came as she closed out Garbiñe Muguruza 6-4 6-4 and closed in on a second Serena Slam. What Williams is doing and what she has already achieved is peerless and unprecedented. Winning slams for 16 years is a level of insanity that has never previously been achieved, and capturing her second non-calendar year slam 12 years after the first is an achievement that the brain simply can't compute.

WIMBLEDON 2015: Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer Preview

Roger Federer will look to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon titles when he plays defending champion Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final. Federer, 33, currently shares the record of seven wins with Pete Sampras and victory would make him the oldest Wimbledon winner in the Open Era.

Djokovic, 28, beat Federer in the 2014 final for his second title at SW19.
"I have played Roger many times and he is one of my greatest rivals," Djokovic said. "We all know how good he is."

WIMBLEDON 2015: Federer Knocks Murray Out Of Championship

Seven-time champion Roger Federer produced a brilliant performance to beat Britain's Andy Murray and reach his 10th Wimbledon final. The Swiss, 33, served superbly to win 7-5 7-5 6-4 and goes on to face world number one Novak Djokovic in a repeat of last year's final.

Second seed Federer faced one break point, in the first game of the match. Murray, seeded third, must now turn his attention to Britain's Davis Cup tie against France in London next week. The Scot's hopes of landing a second Wimbledon title were undone by a breathtaking exhibition of serving in particular, with Federer dropping just 21 points on serve over two hours and seven minutes.

WIMBLEDON 2015: What You Need To Know On Day Six

Dustin 'Dreddy' Brown put in the performance of his career against Nadal. The back-story of Wimbledon's man-of-the-moment of camper vans, tattoos and his Jamaican upbringing has been documented by media outlets across the world.

He has never been into the second week of a Grand Slam before. Hoping to bar his progress is Serbia's Viktor Troicki, conqueror of Great Britain's Aljaz Bedene in round two and a semi-finalist at Queen's last month.

US OPEN: Roger Federer Moves To Fourth Round Despite Weather Upset

Grand slam king Roger Federer came back with renewed vigor after a weather delay to rout Spaniard Marcel Granollers 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-1 and charge into the fourth round of the US Open. The 42nd-ranked Granollers surprisingly led the second-seeded Swiss 5-2 when lightning and heavy rains suspended their afternoon match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

After play resumed a couple of hours later, 17-times grand slam winner Federer conceded the first set and trailed 1-0 in the second before taking 18 of the next 20 games to secure victory.

TENNIS: I Cried The Day Roger Federer Won The French Open Says Nadal

Rafael Nadal confessed that he cried the day that Roger Federer won the French Open. "I got emotional. He deserved to win that tournament, after so many finals and semi-finals. He deserved to win all four Grand Slams," said Nadal in an interview published in 'L'Equipe'.

Back then, the Swiss star had reached one semi-final and three finals at Roland Garros, but lost all four of those to the Spaniard.

He finally lifted the French Open title in 2009, after Sweden's Robin Soderling knocked Nadal out on the Parisian clay courts, the Spaniard's only defeat in a tournament he has won eight times, a world record in any Grand Slam.

TENNIS: Federer Beat Djokovic To Set Up Wawrinka Final

Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-2 to move into the final of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Federer saved three break points at 5-4 down in the first set before holding and then breaking himself and then serving out the set.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Nadal Cruises Into Final

Rafael Nadal continued his dominant streak over Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final for the third time, beating the 17-time major winner 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-3 Friday night to set up a championship decider against No. 8-seeded Stan Wawrinka.

With his 23rd win in 33 matches against Federer, the 27-year-old Spaniard set up an ideal chance to win a 14th Grand Slam title and to become the first man to win all four majors at least twice in the Open era.

Nadal missed the 2013 Australian Open during a seven-month layoff for illness and a knee injury, but he returned to win the French and U.S. Opens among his 10 titles for the season and finished the year at No. 1.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Hot Roger Federer Knocks Andy Murray Out

Four-time champion Roger Federer ended Andy Murray's Australian Open hopes with a dramatic win in the quarter-finals.

The Swiss, 32, won 6-3 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 in three hours and 20 minutes to set up a semi-final against world number one Rafael Nadal.

Federer had been on the verge of wrapping up a faultless three-set performance but failed to serve out the match, and then missed two match points in the tie-break.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2014: Federer And Sharapova Progress After Wins

 Roger Federer eased into the fourth round of the Australian Open but Maria Sharapova was made to work much harder for her last-16 spot in Melbourne.

Swiss Federer brushed aside Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-2 6-2 6-3, while Sharapova survived a scrappy second set to beat France's Alize Cornet 6-1 7-6.

Sharapova, the 2008 champion, raced to the first set in 32 minutes, but her game and serve deteriorated after that.