Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "Roger Federer" – Page 55

Aug 24, 2017

Perfect Precision By Federer For Moet Chandon

Check out Roger Federer’s precision on a mini serve in this MoetMoment! Will it help him celebrate another Grand Slam title in New York? Photo & Video courtesy of Moet & Chandon

Aug 23, 2017

FedEx Performance Zone: 2017 Hard-Court Records

On the most demanding of surfaces, Roger Federer has been pre-eminent this year. The World No. 3 leads the year-to-date Win-Loss Index with the best winning percentage on cement with a 23-2 (.920) record ahead of the US Open, the final Grand Slam championship of the year. His two losses have come at the hands of Russian Evgeny Donskoy at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in February and #NextGenATP German Alexander Zverev at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal earlier this month. The Swiss, just like second-placed Grigor Dimitrov – with an ATP World Tour-best 24-6 mark (.800) on hard courts – has won three titles on the surface this year. While 63 of Federer’s 93 career crowns have come...

Aug 14, 2017

Federer Withdraws From Cincinnati

Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. The seven-time champion said on Monday that a back injury will force him to miss the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament this week. “I am very sorry to pull out of the Western & Southern Open as I always enjoy playing here,” Federer said. “Cincinnati has some of the best fans in the world and I am sorry I will miss them. Unfortunately, I tweaked my back in Montreal and I need to rest this week.” Federer fell in the Coupe Rogers final to Alexander Zverev, the first title match the Swiss has lost this season (5-1 record). His withdrawal guarantees Rafael Nadal will return to No....

Aug 14, 2017

What Nadal & Federer Must Do To Seize No. 1 in Cincinnati

More than 10 years after they first battled for No. 1, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will play for the top Emirates ATP Ranking this coming week at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. With current World No. 1 Andy Murray sidelined by injury, either Nadal or Federer will seize the top spot the Monday after Cincinnati. World No. 3 Federer continued to gain ground on No. 2 Nadal by reaching the final of the Coupe Rogers in Montreal, although his defeat in the title match to Alexander Zverev means the Swiss will spot the Spaniard a 320-point lead heading into the seventh ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event of the season. However, both players have destiny in their...

Aug 13, 2017

How The Final Was Won: Zverev Reigns In Montreal

Alexander Zverev was a relentless force in toppling Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 for the Coupe Rogers title on Sunday. He fired 20 winners, including nine off his forehand wing, to prevail after just 68 minutes on Court Central in Montreal. The German added a second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the season, adding to his victory in Rome (d. Djokovic). He joins Federer atop the tour-level titles leaderboard in 2017 with a fifth crown in total. 10 wins in a row ☑️5 titles in 2017 ☑️Alexander Zverev defeats Roger Federer to become the youngest #CoupeRogers winner in 10 years! pic.twitter.com/aTYxYhT2sY— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 13, 2017 Here is how the final unfolded... FIRST SET - Zverev 6-3 Both...