Roger Federer digs deep to edge out Marin Cilic in two hours and 35 minutes to reach the French Open third round The Swiss superstar had a heated debate with the Umpire over a time violation Roger Federer won a decisive third set tie break to swing the game in his favour Federer beat Marin Cilic … Read more
World No 1 Novak Djokovic marks first ever men’s night session on Court Philippe-Chatrier with effortless victory over Tennys Sandgren Djokovic kicked off his French Open campaign with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win No spectators allowed on Philippe Chatrier court due to a 9pm local curfew He next faces Cuevas on his way to a … Read more
Roger Federer produces classy display to defeat Denis Istomin in straight sets to progress to the second round of the French Open The Swiss Superstar won 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the second round It’s only Roger Federer’s second appearance at the French Open since 2015 Federer and his great rival Rafael Nadal are … Read more
As someone who began facing very large press conferences at the age of seventeen I can understand why they might make Naomi Osaka uneasy. Yet I cannot agree with her refusing to speak to the media at the forthcoming French Open, as she announced this week. When I heard about it my first thought is … Read more
Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer are ALL placed on the same side of the draw for French Open as repeat of 2020 final is ruled out with Serb and Spaniard due to meet in the semis Both men’s and women’s draw has been made for the 2021 French Open Last year’s men’s finalists … Read more
Roger Federer loses latest comeback match in Geneva, while top seed Serena Williams suffers another early exit on clay in Parma Federer lost his first clay-court match in almost two years on Tuesday The 39-year-old was playing for the first time since losing in Doha in March Serena Williams’s preparations for the French Open suffered … Read more
Conor McGregor tops Forbes’ Athletes Rich List for the FIRST time ever edging out Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo… as Irish UFC star rakes in yearly earnings of £127m after selling remaining stake in his Proper 12 whiskey company Forbes have announced the World’s Top 10 highest-paid athletes this year Conor McGregor took the No … Read more
Evergreen Jimmy Anderson reveals he takes inspiration from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Roger Federer as the 38-year-old gears up for a big Test summer with England against New Zealand and India Jimmy Anderson passed 600 Test wickets in his England career last year He is now 38 but the bowler has absolutely no desire to slow … Read more
Roger Federer reveals that he will make his latest comeback next month as he heads to Geneva before returning to the delayed French Open ahead of Wimbledon Roger Federer played at Qatar open last month before retreating into practice Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-3 to win the Monte-Carlo masters Tsitsipas has established himself … Read more
Rafael Nadal ‘could take on rival Roger Federer in an exhibition match’ to inaugurate Real Madrid’s redeveloped 81,000-seater Bernabeu stadium… with president Florentino Perez ‘keen to break tennis attendance record’ Real Madrid are undertaking a huge facelift of their Santiago Bernabeu stadium President Florentino Perez is said to have ‘ambitious projects’ to inaugurate it Reports in … Read more
Manchester United ‘have got to go out and give everything to get Erling Haaland’, insists Rio Ferdinand – as legend adds ‘sometimes you’ve got to dance with the devil’ despite the club’s fractured relationship with Borussia Dortmund star’s agent Mino Raiola By Luke Augustus for MailOnline Published: 08:00 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 08:02 … Read more
Roger Federer withdraws from Dubai Open to prioritise training and be ‘100 per cent’ for grass court season after exiting Qatar Open at quarter-final stage on his comeback following 14 months out for knee surgery Roger Federer lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili in the Qatar Open quarter-finals 20-time Slam champion decided to withdraw from next week’s … Read more
Roger Federer not his usual balletic self but finishes with a flourish in beating British No 1 Dan Evans in first match since 2020 Australian Open Roger Federer defeated Britain’s Dan Evans (7-6, 3-6, 7-5) at the Qatar Open It was Swiss legend’s first match since playing at the 2020 Australian Open He was cautious … Read more