Roger Federer has beaten Rafael Nadal and Cristiano Ronaldo to be named sportsman of the year at the Laureus World Sports Awards. The 36-year-old recently returned to the top of the ATP world rankings, one year on from his comeback from a serious knee injury, having claimed the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles in 2017. […]
Roger Federer has become the oldest world number one in tennis history courtesy of his victory over Robin Haase at the Rotterdam Open. The Swiss international lost the first set of the quarter-final 6-4, but bounced back to win the second and third 6-1 as the 36-year-old booked his spot in the semi-finals of the competition. […]
Rafael Nadal has revealed that he knew he would withdraw from the ATP World Tour Finals during his opening match with David Goffin. Nadal had been a major injury doubt for the end-of-season tournament with a knee problem, and the world number one was visibly hindered as he succumbed to a 6-7 7-6 4-6 defeat […]
British number one Andy Murray has withdrawn from next week’s US Open in New York due to a persistent hip injury. The 30-year-old has been out of action since losing to Sam Querry in the quarter-final stage of Wimbledon six weeks ago. Murray, who was due to face Tennys Sandgren in the first round, has […]
Novak Djokovic could miss this year’s US Open with an elbow injury after one of his doctors suggested that he could be sidelined for up to 12 weeks. The 12-time Grand Slam champion was forced to retire during his Wimbledon quarter-final with Tomas Berdych earlier this month, and later revealed that he had been struggling […]