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...
Roger Federer extended his unbeaten 2018 winning streak to 14 matches Monday by defeating World No. 28 Filip Krajinovic 6-2, 6-1 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. After handing back an early break to allow Krajinovic to draw level at 2-all, the defending champion moved into cruise control. At one point he won 17 straight points en route to taking a 6-2, 3-0 lead, winning 10 of the final 11 games in the match. The World No. 1 is seeking his third tour-level title of the season (Australian Open, Rotterdam), 98th title of his career and 28th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy. "I was playing aggressive and feeling like he was not loving my slice, and then...
Roger Federer lands a one-two punch of a gentler variety against Filip Krajinovic in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open, 2018. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Welcome back to No. 1, Roger Federer! In his first tournament since returning to the top spot of the ATP Rankings, the Swiss overcame a spirited effort from Argentina's Federico Delbonis to advance to the third round at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday. Federer prevailed 6-3, 7-6(6) in a match that was carried over from Saturday evening due to rain. Four games were played in the second set when the skies opened at 10:30pm local time. Upon resumption on Sunday, Delbonis did well to force a tie-break, but Federer was too strong in the end. He closed out the win after one hour and 41 minutes, saving all three break points faced. It was the Basel native's 450th match at...
Roger Federer's bid for a sixth BNP Paribas Open title got off to a soggy start on Saturday. Play was suspended due to persistent rain showers at 10:30pm local time, with the Swiss leading Federico Delbonis 6-3, 2-2. Federer burst out of the gates on Stadium 1 in Indian Wells, blasting a backhand winner to take the lone break of the first set and he would deny a pair of break chances when serving for the opener at 5-3. But the skies closed as the second set got underway, with a two-hour delay halting proceedings before play was eventually suspended. Competing in his first tournament since returning to the top spot of the ATP Rankings, Federer will look to pick...
