Wimbledon 2021: Federer survives opening scare against on-fire Mannarino
It was always going to be a tricky opening match for the eight-time champion Roger Federer. The Swiss did not have as many matches under…
Roger Federer Archives: 06/2021
Wimbledon 2021: Federer and Murray enjoy quiet reunion that rekindles special memories
It seems like an eternity ago, yet it was just five years. 2016 marked my fifth year covering the tournament where I had once queued…
Halle 2021: Auger-Aliassime beats his idol, the 10-time champion, Roger Federer
There was a lot of talk of birthdays in the run-up to a first meeting between 20-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime and 39-year-old Roger Federer. The 10-time…
Noventi Open Halle 2021: Roger Federer begins pursuit of 11th title and 20th grass trophy
Never perhaps has Roger Federer faced such a daunting route to the title in one of his favourite haunts, Halle Westfalen. But then not since…
Tennis returns to grass roots: 10 tournaments pack out June ahead of Wimbledon
After three months of sweating it out on the hard courts of Australia and North American, and two months skidding across the red clay of…
French Open 2021: Federer withdraws after tough post-midnight win, in what may be last Paris appearance
After a year and a half away and two knee operations, the return of Roger Federer to elite competition was always going to be both…
French Open 2021: Roger Federer into Round 2 in first Paris match in two years – in record 80th Major
It has been a year and a half since Roger Federer, the 20-time Major champion, set foot on a court at a Grand Slam venue.…