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Roger Federer topped the 2020 Forbes magazine list of highest-paid global athletes announced Friday, leading the lineup for the first time with pre-tax earnings of $106.3 million (95.5 million euros). The Swiss tennis legend, a men’s…

Six times Australian Open champion Roger Federer breezed past Steve Johnson at the Melbourne Park to reach the second round of the Australian Open. The 38-year-old defeated the American 6-3 6-2 6-2. Federer who was playing his first…

Men's Tennis governing body, ATP, will donate £383,000 (₦179,842,705.60) to the bushfire relief in Australia. The announcement was made by the duo of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal after the final of the ATP Cup which Serbia won. The…

 Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are among a number of players who will feature in an exhibition match ahead Australian Open to raise funds for bushfire relief efforts, organisers announced on Wednesday. …

The Tokyo Olympics starts July 25th 2020 and four-time Olympian and grand slam master, Roger Federer is still yet to make a decision on whether he wants to compete in the Mundial or not. Also Read: Spain celebates FIBA World Cup victory…

Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Indian Wells tournament on Saturday with a knee injury, shortly before his eagerly-awaited semi-final clash with great rival Roger Federer. It would have been the first meeting between the pair since 2017.…

Roger Federer celebrated his 100th match at the Australian Open on Friday by giving young American Taylor Fritz a centre court schooling to reach the last 16. Six-time champion Federer was in devastating touch against the talented…

Germany’s Alexander Zverev described his ATP Finals title win on Sunday as “astonishing”, after beating Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in consecutive days without losing a set. Just as against Swiss 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer…

Roger Federer will have to do it the hard way if he is to win a record-extending seventh crown at the ATP Finals after an error-strewn 7-6 (4) 6-3 defeat by Kei Nishikori on Sunday. The 37-year-old Swiss was given a huge ovation as he…

Roger Federer heads to the U.S. Open as third favorite behind longtime rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal after a season that has nose-dived since he won the Australian Open at the start of the year. His run at Flushing Meadows was…

Novak Djokovic overcame a battling Marin Cilic 6-4 3-6 6-3 to reach his sixth Cincinnati Masters final on Saturday while Roger Federer enjoyed a less-taxing route to the title match. Federer’s  semi-final opponent David Goffin retired…

oger Federer added yet another record to his vast collection when he guaranteed becoming the oldest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world number one by beating Dutchman Robin Haase 4-6 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-finals in Rotterdam…

Defending champion Roger Federer argued with an umpire, but mostly let his racket do the talking, beating Tomas Berdych for the ninth time running to reach the Australian Open semi-finals on Wednesday. Despite the 7-6(1) 6-3 6-4 score…

Switzerland won their third Hopman Cup title on Saturday as Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber 4-3(4) 4-2 in the deciding mixed doubles. It was Federer’s second Hopman Cup triumph after…

David Goffin stunned Roger Federer at the ATP Finals on Saturday to reach the final at the O2 Arena in London. As if clocking up a first victory over Rafael Nadal was not enough, Goffin continued breaking new ground by causing an upset…