ATP World Tour Finals 2013: Roger Federer finally answers London’s call
It is three days into the Paris Masters, the last ATP 1000 of the year, and already four men who began the tournament with hopes…
Roger Federer Archives: 10/2013
Paris Masters 2013: London on the line for Federer, Wawrinka & French
It is hard to recall a time when the last Masters event of the season was so pregnant with possibilities. As the only indoor Masters…
Basel 2013: Federer scores equal points but strong Del Potro takes title
Matches between the last two men standing in Basel, Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro, had long taken on the look of gladiatorial spectacles.…
Basel 2013: Federer fights off new generation again in Pospisil
The semi-finals at the Swiss Indoors had taken on a rather familiar look. Just as last year, one match featured the top seed and five-time…
Basel 2013: Federer rolls back the years to halt Dimitrov run
There were some interesting statistics surrounding the meeting between Roger Federer and the man a decade his junior, Grigor Dimitrov. The elder statesman of the…
Basel 2013: It’s No300 for defending champion Juan Martin del Potro
There is no doubting that the big man from Argentina, Juan Martin del Potro, has been in terrific form during the latter part of 2013—many…
Basel 2013: Rising stars Dimitrov & Pospisil line up for Federer
No doubt Roger Federer’s first look at the Basel draw was to check in which half he had landed: the one headed by the man…
Basel 2013: Roger Federer digs deep to keep London in his view-finder
With seeds falling like autumn leaves all around the city of Basel, it began to look as though Roger Federer may join them. On the…
For Roger Federer, the fanfare from ‘special’ Basel still rings out
He does, of course, know the small and perfectly-formed city of Basel like the back of his hand. Roger Federer was born just down the…
Swiss Indoors: Del Potro tops field but Federer & Wawrinka look to final
Rarely in recent years has the race to the ATP World Tour Finals remained so open so late in the season. With just four of…
Wawrinka steps up again—over Federer and nearer London spot
Stanislas Wawrinka will surely remember 2013 as a rather special year in a tennis career that has already spanned more than decade. Ever since he…
Shanghai Masters: Swiss wins lock Federer & Wawrinka in London race
The wait had been long and the return hugely anticipated by one of the most illustrious men in tennis’s record books. Roger Federer had not…
Shanghai Masters preview: Federer seeks 1st Chinese title & London berth
The eighth of tennis’s nine showpiece tournaments, the Shanghai Rolex Masters, may have a short history but it is one of the most glamorous and…
Of rankings, rackets & Wawrinka: Roger Federer’s peculiar year
2013 was always going to be an unusual year for Roger Federer. For a start, his new-look schedule, published at the end of 2012, reflected…