Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo have become the first doubles team to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 12-19 November. The Polish-Brazilian team secured their place as a result of lifting their first major doubles trophy at The Championships, Wimbledon, with a 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(2), 6-3, 13-11 victory over Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic. It was their third straight grass-court title (Ricoh Open and Gerry Weber Open) and their seventh tour-level doubles crown. Unbeaten on grass in 2017 with a 14-0 record, Kubot and Melo have a 33-9 match tally this year. [ALSO LIKE] Melo has now qualified for the prestigious season finale for the fifth straight year (since 2013). Three...
Roger Federer claimed his eighth Wimbledon title, his 19th Grand Slam crown, with a victory over Marin Cilic on Sunday at the All England Club. Revered on the ATP World Tour and around the world, here is what social media had to say about the Swiss’ historic win. [ALSO LIKE] #19 tastes great pic.twitter.com/3Hv3lM5Rk9— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) July 16, 2017 Leo Messi, Michael Jordan, Roger Federer. The best I've seen.— Gerard Piqué (@3gerardpique) July 16, 2017 A huge congratulations to @rogerfederer on an eighth @Wimbledon title! #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/FUMpty9d9q— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 16, 2017 19!! The king @rogerfederer !! pic.twitter.com/x3CUxdOjVJ— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) July 16, 2017 Slam Wimbledon 19 @rogerfederer #sw19 #wimbledon #welldone— Tomáš Berdych (@tomasberdych) July 16, 2017 Cada...
1) Federer’s Grass Focus Pays Off Although some fans were surprised at Federer’s choice to skip the clay-court season and prioritise a bid to win a historic eighth Wimbledon title, his decision paid off handsomely. After shaking off an opening-round loss to Tommy Haas at the Mercedes Cup, Federer won his next 12 matches and 30 sets on grass. He stormed to a ninth Gerry Weber Open title (d. Zverev) before bringing the same vintage form to the All England Club for his 19th Grand Slam crown. At 35 years, 342 days, Federer is the oldest man in the Open Era to win Wimbledon. The Swiss maestro will now turn his attention to the U.S. hard courts that he has...
The battle for No. 1 is now red hot. With his record eighth Wimbledon title on Sunday, Roger Federer greatly improves his chances of returning to World No. 1 later this year after celebrating his fifth tour-level title of the season at SW19. On Monday, when the new Emirates ATP Rankings are released, Federer will climb to No. 3, the first time he's been inside the Top 3 in almost 11 months. The Swiss slipped from No. 3 to No. 4 on 22 August last year and, after missing the remainder of the season after last year's Wimbledon, slipped to as low as No. 17 before winning the Australian Open in January. [ALSO LIKE] Looking ahead, however, it's likely Federer will rise even...
Roger Federer produced flawless tennis on Sunday at Wimbledon to take his 19th Grand Slam over Marin Cilic. The victory also gave Federer his 1111th ATP World Tour main draw victory. The Swiss star made his ATP World Tour debut in 1998 on home soil in Gstaad, and he has remained a staple player ever since. Take a look at the some of the milestone “one” moments throughout Federer’s illustrious career. 1st Tournament: 1998 Gstaad 11th Tournament: 1999 Gstaad 111th Tournament: 2003 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 1st Match: 1998 Gstaad 1R (l. to Lucas Arnold Ker) 11th Match: 1999 Rotterdam QF (l. to Yevgeny Kafelnikov) 111th Match: 2001 Milan SF (d. Yevgeny Kafelnikov) 1,111th Match: 2013 Wimbledon 2R (l. to...
