The top two players in the ATP Rankings, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, have been nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards following a vote by the world’s sports media. The superstars will compete against athletics world championships 10,000m gold and 5,000m silver medal-winning athlete Mo Farah, four-time Tour de France winning cyclist Chris Froome and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, which will be announced on 27 February in Monaco. Nadal rose from year-end No. 9 in 2016 to finish 2017 atop the ATP Rankings, doing so for the fourth time in his career (2008, 2010, 2013). The Spaniard became the oldest player to finish year-end No. 1 (since 1973) at 31,...
Roger Federer looks back at his first-round win at the 2018 Australian Open and discusses Novak Djokovic's comeback as well as his post-match interview with actor Will Ferrell. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
Watch highlights as six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic wins his first official match since retiring in the 2017 Wimbledon quarter-finals. Photo credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com. Highlights not available in Aus., NZ or Canada and only available in Europe and USA 24 hours after completion of the match.
Second seed Roger Federer got through his opening match at Melbourne Park unscathed, but it was his post-match interview that truly tested the five-time Australian Open. Having answered a few on-court questions from John McEnroe, ‘special guest’ actor Will Ferrell stepped out onto Rod Laver Arena to really test the Swiss star. “Roger, tonight you seemed like a gazelle out there on the court. Would you describe your game as a silky gazelle?” Ferrell asked. “Maybe. Maybe not,” Federer responded. “Don’t they get eaten at the end?” “Not if they’re fast enough,” said Ferrell. “Quick question, Roger. You’re 36 years old. You seem ageless. Are you a witch or a vampire?” All Federer looked like Tuesday evening against Aljaz Bedene...
Juan Martin del Potro, newly restored to the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings, made a welcome return to the Australian Open for the first time since 2014 on Tuesday night. The Argentine star, seeded 12th, won the last match of day two at Melbourne Park 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 over #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe in two hours and 14 minutes. Del Potro rose two spots to No. 10 in the ATP Rankings on Monday, marking the first time he has been among the ATP World Tour elite since 4 August 2014 (No. 10). He finished as runner-up at the ASB Classic in Auckland (l. to Bautista Agut) last week. [ALSO LIKE] The 29-year-old Del Potro, the 2009 and 2012 quarter-finalist,...
