Titles have never defined who Roger Federer is, although, if they did, they'd have a lot to say for him. The Swiss right-hander was three times a swing away from winning his 28th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown and his 98th tour-level title on Sunday against Juan Martin del Potro during the BNP Paribas Open final in Indian Wells. But Del Potro erased all three championship points and captured his maiden Masters 1000 title 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-6(2). Federer, however, long ago learned to achieve contentment in life, despite some on-court disappointments here and there. The 36-year-old Swiss said he achieved such peace years ago, shortly after he began to make his mark on the ATP World Tour and at...
Is this the way to handicap Roger Federer and give opponents a chance to stop his perfect 17-0 match record in 2018? After his semi-final win Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open, Roger Federer got a visit from Aussie tennis great Rod Laver, who presented the Swiss with one of his famous wooden racquets. Laver, who admitted to Federer’s surprise that he used to play whole tournaments with the same strings, was in the stands watching as the World No.1 claimed an impressive comeback victory over Borna Coric to reach his 8th BNP Paribas Open final. Delighted to present @RogerFederer with my Dunlop Maxply inscribed: ‘To the greatest, from Rod Laver ’62 ’69’ after his SF win today. Onto another...
Most players would be down on themselves after surrendering multiple leads to Roger Federer in the semi-finals of an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. But Borna Coric isn’t most players. The 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals semi-finalist burst onto the scene early in his young career, defeating the likes of Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray as a teenager and claiming his maiden ATP World Tour title last year in Marrakech at the age of 20. He showed his promise to a packed Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday in his maiden Masters 1000 semi-final, pushing Federer to the brink — leading by a set and 4-2, and then later a break on two separate occasions in the third set...
After years at the summit of the ATP World Tour, Novak Djokovic suddenly finds himself facing challenges that seemed unthinkable little more than a year ago. Following surgery on the right elbow that hampered his efforts at the Australian Open earlier this season, the 30-year-old Serbian made a quicker-than-anticipated return to the ATP World Tour at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. His time at the tournament was short lived, however, as he made a shock exit to Taro Daniel in three sets. “For me it felt like first match I ever played on the tour,” said Djokovic. “Very weird. I mean, I just completely lost rhythm, everything. Just struggled also a little bit with the health the last...
Stan Wawrinka was keen to look at the positives after his semi-final loss to Bosnian qualifier Mirza Basic at the Diema Xtra Sofia Open. At the conclusion of just the second tournament of his comeback after a knee injury that kept him out for six months, the 32-year-old maintains great perspective. “This week I was trying to be positive, trying to fight, knowing that I am not playing my best tennis but still had a chance to win, to make a final,” Wawrinka said. “I am sad with the result today but there are a lot of positives to take from the week.” Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays The 16-time tour-level champion is focussed on returning to the form that saw him...
