The top-seeded Djokovic will have a lot at stake when play begins at the All England Club on Monday, a year after the grass-court tournament was canceled because of the pandemic.
Roger Federer failed to reach the Halle Open quarterfinals for the first time Wednesday when Félix Auger-Aliassime rallied from a set down to stun the former champion 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round.
The Swiss ace, who has won the Halle trophy a record 10 times, was being challenged by 20-year-old Auger-Aliassime for the first time.
Federer held serve throughout in a 7-6 (4), 7-5 win over his Belarusian opponent but didn't break until the last game of the match.
Roger Federer announced his decision to pull out of the 2021 French Open on his official Twitter account.
After seven days of breathtaking action on la terre batteu, 32 players, on either side of the singles tournament await their fate as round of 16 begins from Sunday evening
The 39-year-old former World No. 1's last Grand Slam title came at the Australian Open in 2018. He has since battled injuries, undergoing two knee surgeries, which laid him low for almost all of 2020.
Federer, who is two months shy of his 40th birthday, has always preferred the grass-court season in build-up to his beloved Wimbledon Championships, over any other type.
Adding to the oddness of it all was the lack of spectators, who almost assuredly would have tried to offer a boost to Federer, who might not have many — any? — more French Open appearances in him.
Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam champion who turns 40 on Aug. 8, was last bounced from the French Open in the third round 17 years ag
When the 39-year-old Federer drew a time violation Thursday at the French Open for not playing fast enough, he protested to the chair umpire and to his opponent, Marin Cilic.
Roger Federer will face Marin Cilic in 2nd Round, followed by tournament favaourite Nadal against Richard Gasquet; World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will take on Pablo Cuevas.
This match bathed in sunshine Monday meant Federer finally was back at the French Open and back in Grand Slam action and he gave the excited fans what they wanted perhaps as much as he did: a victory.
Federer, the oldest player in men's singles this year, is scheduled for the third match on Court Philippe Chatrier. It will the first Grand Slam match since the 2020 Australian Open
The inevitable question remains - can Nadal beat the odds, once again, to lift an unprecedented 14th on la terre battue?
The Big Three top the leaderboard for Grand Slam men’s singles titles: Federer and Nadal head to Roland Garros, where play begins Sunday, tied with 20, while Djokovic has 18.
Federer's first match on clay in almost two years kept him on court for almost two hours in only his second tournament since the 2020 Australian Open
Federer is set to face the 75th-ranked Andujar on Tuesday evening in Geneva.
The 39-year-old winner of 20 Grand Slam titles said that though things were going well for him in practice, he still needed to play some matches to get back to prime fitness.
The Olympics are scheduled to be held between July 23 and August 8.
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