Their dad may be the most successful tennis player of all time, but that’s no guarantee pocket money comes easy in Roger Federer’s household. With Dad off plying his trade at the BNP Paribas Open, the top-seeded Swiss revealed his four children had become the ultimate budding entrepreneurs with their very own Indian Wells pop-up venture – a lemonade stand. Federer shed light on his family’s home away from home in the desert to Tennis Channel’s Jim Courier and Justin Gimelstob. And it wasn’t all hotels and home-schooling. Hey @RogerFederer, where can we get a glass of that lemonade?! #FedererLemonade 🤣 pic.twitter.com/5kyYx6q5By — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 13, 2018 “So we’ve rented a house since many years now. We like...
Rafael Nadal announced on Friday that he has withdrawn from this month's BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the Miami Open presented by Itau due to a right hip injury. Earlier this week, the Spanish superstar pulled out of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC. The World No. 2 announced the news via Facebook on Friday, stating, “I'm sorry to write this, but my worst possible scenario has been confirmed. The injury I suffered during training right before Acapulco is in the same basic area as the injury I suffered in Melbourne [during the Australian Open]. “I won't be playing at Indian Wells or in Miami and the goal going forward is to recover in time for the...
Roger Federer was honoured by the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards on Tuesday, picking up the Sportsman of the Year and Comeback of the Year awards at the ceremony in Monaco. The 36-year-old tennis star managed to briefly crash the Laureus website in the process as fans flocked online to read about his win. The ATP World Tour No. 1 received his sixth award since the Laureus Awards began in 2000, making him the most decorated winner in its history. Following a 2016 season curtailed by knee and back problems, Federer returned in 2017 to win seven titles, including two Grand Slams and three ATP World Tour Masters 1000s in a run that laid the groundwork for his eventual return...
