TENNIS – Roger Federer saw off Novak Djokovic on Saturday, earning his seventh career tournament title in Dubai. Dubai joined Wimbledon and Halle as Federer’s favourite tournaments. He has won each of these on seven occasions. The Federer – Djokovic rivalry now comprises of 37 singles matches. In Open era, only Djokovic and Nadal have squared off more often. Federer claimed his 20th victory over Djokovic. The only player he has beaten more often is Andy Roddick (21 times).
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MILESTONE: Roger Federer’s 1,000 career wins
TENNIS – By beating Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in the Brisbane final, Roger Federer joined Jimmy Connors (1,253) and Ivan Lendl (1,071) as the only male players in Open Era with 1,000 ATP career wins. Click on ‘continue reading’ to read more about Federer’s milestone of 1,000 wins at the ATP-tour. Continue reading
REVIEW: The 2014 ATP World Tour
TENNIS – The 2014 ATP World Tour officially ended with Switzerland’s first ever win in the Davis Cup final. With this win, Roger Federer added another price to his trophy case and finished his season on an incredible high. Click on continue reading to see how the big guns in tennis performed in 2014. Continue reading
INFOGRAPHIC: Djokovic and Federer for London greatness
TENNIS – Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are very much in the running to contest the final of the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Our Infographic gives you the lowdown on this possible clash of the titans of tennis. Click on the picture to see the full size version.
ANALYSE THIS: Is the ‘Big Four’ dominance over?
TENNIS: Marin Cilic won his first Grand Slam title last Monday by beating Kei Nishikori in the 2014 US Open. This was the first Grand Slam in nine years (since 2005 Australian Open) no member of the ‘Big Four’ reached the final. Since that final in Melbourne four players have been dominating men’s tennis: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. In only three of the last 39 Grand Slams the title has NOT been won by a ‘Big Four’ player: Juan Martin Del Potro (2009 US Open), Stanislas Wawrinka (2014 Australian Open) and Marin Cilic (2014 US Open). It is remarkable that two of those wins came in 2014 which raises the question if the dominant spell of the ‘Big Four’ is over. Continue reading
REVIEW: 2013 is Nadal’s third as end of year number one
TENNIS – Rafael Nadal is assured of the world number one ranking at the end of the year, just like he finished in 2008 and 2010. He is the sixth player to earn the distinction in more than two years, apart from Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. Nadal is the first player to achieve this feat in three non-adjacent years.
PREVIEW: Nadal facing Federer in Rome final
TENNIS – Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both reached the final in the ATP Masters Series in Rome on Saturday. Nadal has reached the final in Rome for a record eighth time.
Nadal can beat Federer for a record 20th time in ATP men’s singles matches. Nadal is also on 19 wins against Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer.
This is Nadal’s 35th Master Series final. Federer will play his 34th. Novak Djokovic is closest by these players on 24 finals.
Nadal has won 23 Masters Series tournaments, Federer is on 21 wins. Andre Agassi is closest by with 17 wins.
PREVIEW: Federer seeks another 7th heaven in London
TENNIS – Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will determine who will win the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals on Monday. Federer, who has reached the final of this tournament for the eighth time in his career, is already the competition record holder on six trophies. There is only one tournament that he has won more often.
Tournaments that Roger Federer has won most often
7 – Wimbledon
6 – ATP World Tour Finals (formerly known as Masters Cup)
5 – US Open
5 – TMS Cincinnati
5 – Basel
5 – Dubai
5 – Halle
REVIEW: Federer vs Ferrer Facts Frenzy
TENNIS – Roger Federer defeated David Ferrer for the 14th time on Thursday at the ATP World Tour Finals. In doing so, the Swiss ace piled up more honours and statistics, which we have detailed below.
> Federer is now 14-0 lifetime against David Ferrer, with 11 of the 14 victories coming in straight sets.
> Ferrer joins Mikhail Youzhny as the opponent Federer has the most wins against without a defeat.
> David Ferrer has now lost seven career matches at the ATP World Tour Finals. Four of the seven losses have been to Federer.
> Federer has won all nine sets he has played against Ferrer in four matches at the ATP World Tour Finals, including a straight sets win in a best-of-five match in the 2007 final.
> Federer’s 4 wins over Ferrer at the ATP World Tour Finals are his equal-most against any opponent. He has also beaten Rafael Nadal 4 times at this event.
> Federer improved to 12-0 against Spanish opponents at the ATP World Tour Finals.
> Federer qualified for the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals for the 10th time in 11 attempts. He only missed out in 2008.
> Federer joins Pete Sampras with 10 semifinal appearances at this tournament. Only Ivan Lendl (12) has more.
> Federer has won his last 12 matches at the ATP World Tour Finals, two shy of his personal record of 14 set from 2003-2005.
> His 12 straight wins at this tournament include eight straight round robin matches. His last loss in the round robin stage was to his next opponent, Juan Martín del Potro, in 2009.
BREAKING: Nadal 2012 season officially done
TENNIS – With Rafael Nadal’s announcement to return to the tennis court in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi in December, his 2012 season has officially come to an end. The Spaniard will forego the ATP World Tour Finals (for which he had already qualified) and the Davis Cup final, both tournaments taking place in November.
> Nadal played 48 singles matches in 2012, his fewest since playing 47 in 2004. He had averaged 83 in the seven seasons inbetween.
> Nadal still managed to claim four tournament victories in 2012, one more than his tally from 2011.
> His won-lost record in 2012 is 42-6, breaking down in 23-1 on clay, 17-3 on hardcourt and 2-2 on grass.
> His last official match this season was the second round defeat at Wimbledon to Czech Republic’s Lukas Rosol.
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