Roger Federer continued his pursuit of a second Shanghai Rolex Masters title with a straightforward 6-4, 6-2 win on Thursday evening against the lone qualifier to advance to the third round, Alexandr Dolgopolov. "I felt good in the first match, I must tell you," said Federer of his opening victory over Diego Schwartzman in which he broke on two of eight opportunities. "So I felt, I think, the same. I think maybe the matchup was maybe a bit easier and I took my chances more. Had a better ratio of winning on the break points that I didn't quite have against Schwartzman. That's maybe the biggest difference of both matches, so I'm happy I was able to do better today...
Roger Federer knows a thing or two about sustainability. Now in his 20th year on tour, Federer is still winning Grand Slam and ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles and contending for the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking. Federer is also interested in sustainability off the court through his Roger Federer Foundation, which has reached more than 850,000 children in almost 14 years. The foundation helps children affected by poverty in southern Africa and Switzerland by supporting various educational projects that attempt to improve the quality of early education and life for those who are disadvantaged. Federer says that as much as he believes in direct aid through physical or financial assistance, watching those children and families grow from...
The top four seeds headline third round action at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday with Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev and Marin Cilic leading the way. In the opening match in Qi Zhong Stadium, No. 10 seed Sam Querrey takes on No. 6 seed Grigor Dimitrov, who has won both previous meetings. If Querrey reaches his first Shanghai quarter-final, he will move past Pablo Carreno Busta into ninth position in the Emirates ATP Race to London. View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup for Day 5 of the Shanghai Rolex Masters and vote for who you think will win! Zverev vs del Potro | Dimitrov vs Querrey | Nadal vs Fognini | Federer vs Dolgopolov [GROUP POLL]84[/GROUP POLL] In the...
Watch highlights as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal advance at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in China. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Roger Federer had to fight but eventually came through a tight opener on Wednesday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, beating Argentine Diego Schwartzman 7-6(4), 6-4 to advance to the third round of the season's penultimate ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. Federer improved to 4-0 against Schwartzman in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series and celebrated his 40th match win of the year with the straight-sets victory. The 36-year-old Swiss is now 40-4 during his comeback season. “I think I served well. I had good concentration. Had good energy, as well, which I think is always important early on in a tournament,” Federer said. During his first match in Shanghai since 2015, Federer was aggressive as he has been all season....