Roger Federer makes winning return after year-long layoff
Tennis | March 11, 2021 6:29 ISTIt was Federer's first match in 405 days after having knee surgery following the 2020 Australian Open.
It was Federer's first match in 405 days after having knee surgery following the 2020 Australian Open.
Djokovic, who recently won his 18th Grand Slam trophy following a record ninth Australian Open haul, has now held the top spot for 311 weeks.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion has not competed in more than a year after having two operations on his right knee during last season.
Novak Djokovic has tied Roger Federer's all-time record for the most weeks at the top of the men's tennis rankings.
That equals Federer’s career record for most time spent atop the rankings. And no matter what happens over the next week, Djokovic is assured of breaking Federer’s mark on March 8.
Tsitsipas grabbed the third set in a tiebreaker with the help of some uncharacteristic mistakes by Nadal.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion said he preferred a smaller tournament where he “wouldn’t be in the spotlight too much and the stress is also a little less.”
Tony Godsick — Federer’s long-time representative and CEO of their management company, TEAM8 — said Sunday he is working on putting together a 2021 tennis calendar for the 20-time Grand Slam champion
Apart from the star duo, world number one Ash Barty and eight-time champion Novak Djokovic (SRB) will lead the fields at the tournament slated to be held from February 8-21.
Djokovic was the year-end No. 1 for a record-equaling sixth time after winning four titles including a record eighth Australian Open.
PV Sindhu believes the iconic rivalry between Federer and Nadal is the "greatest" not just in tennis but across sports as it has inspired athletes across various sports.
Trying to come up with a consensus pick is silly — especially now, when the Big Three are still active — and, more to the point, unnecessary. Why insist on choosing one when we should appreciate, admire and elevate all of them?
Nadal defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 at Court Philippe Chatrier to win the French Open for the 13th time, the most by any player, male or female, at a single tour-level event.
Nadal now stands alongside Federer for the most number of Grand Slam trophies since the Open Era. This the first time that the two have the same number of majors since they both started out in 5, July 2003
Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to win a record-extending 13th French Open and match Roger Federer with his 20th Grand Slam title.
Also against the proposal: the ATP men’s tour and the sport’s other governing bodies, including the WTA women’s tour and the four Grand Slam tournaments.
Federer turned professional in 1998 and holds the record for most consecutive weeks spent at the top of the rankings (237) and the most weeks as world no.1 in total (310).
Roger Federer has already pulled out from the rest of the 2020 season due to a knee injury.
Federer will also be sending the two girls to the Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy for a summer camp.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner had decided to cut short his 2020 season after struggling with a knee injury.
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