Roger Federer regained his hometown title from Novak Djokovic, beating the defending champion 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the Swiss Indoors final on Sunday.
Roger Federer regained his hometown title from Novak Djokovic, beating the defending champion 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the Swiss Indoors final on Sunday.
Outranked and under-strength going into this weekend’s Fed Cup final, the United States will have to break new ground if they are to deny holders Italy a third title in five years on Sunday.
Defending champion Italy seized a commanding 2-0 lead over the United States in the final of the Fed Cup with a pair of straight-set wins by Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone.
Holders Italy closed in on a third Fed Cup title in five years after taking a commanding 2-0 lead over the United States in the opening singles of the best-of-five match final on Saturday.
PARIS - Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s Paris Masters due to a minor case of tendinitis in his left shoulder, the world number one said on Friday.
VALENCIA - Second seed Robin Soderling set up a semi-final against local favourite David Ferrer when he brushed aside Gael Monfils 6-3 6-2 to reach the last four of the Valencia Open on Friday.
SAN DIEGO - United States captain Mary Joe Fernandez sprang a surprise on Friday when she selected untried teenager Coco Vandeweghe for the opening singles in this weekend’s Fed Cup final against holders Italy.
Federer and Roddick will play out the latest installment of a tennis rivalry which began in Basel nine years ago when the all-star pair meet in a Saturday semi-final at the Swiss Indoors.
SAN DIEGO - Holders Italy are striving to avoid any hint of complacency as they prepare to face an under-strength United States in this weekend’s Fed Cup final.
MOSCOW - Olympic champion Elena Dementieva, who stunned the tennis world by announcing her retirement last week, said starting a family was one of the main reasons for her decision to quit the sport.