Roger Federer

Vandeweghe Knocks Out Kerber, Federer Beats Nishikori

... – and Vandeweghe is taking full advantage. A double-fault at 40-30 betrays signs of nerves, but the American steadies the ship with an ace and sees out the game convincingly. She’s a game away from the set. First set: Kerber* 2-4 Vandeweghe (*denotes server). Kerber looks tense beside the free-swinging Vandeweghe, and well she might. Some punishing returns from the American bring up two break points at 15-40, with Kerber repeatedly caught out by the depth and penetration of her opponent’s shots. The top seed pulls it back to deuce, but a scorching backhand winner brings up another break point and this time Kerber succumbs to a relentless baseline barrage. Fearless hitting from Vandeweghe. First set: Kerber 2-3 Vandeweghe* (*denotes server). She’s nothing if not expressive, Vandeweghe. The match may be only a few games old, but she greets a wayward groundstroke with a frustrated bounce of her racket. She’s bounding into the net, finessing away drop volleys, dominating the forecourt and she wraps up the game with a lovely two-fisted winner. First set: Kerber* 2-2 Vandeweghe ...

Roger Federer's Secret Sauce

... conditioning work with Pierre Paganini. He live-streamed a practice session last month with Frenchman Lucas Pouille from Federer's favored off-season training venue in Dubai. "I actually felt like I had my first comeback in April, when I came back in Monaco," Federer told the New York Times in a wide-ranging interview last month. "But this one feels bigger, obviously, because two months [off] is not like six months. "Rog is such a meticulous prep guy. He really trusts his process. Instead of setting result-oriented goals, he's trying to stay healthy and put work in. Results will take care of themselves.". Paul Annacone. "Clearly, this comeback is going to have a different place in my career, for sure. I'm still hungry, and now I'm even refreshed and rejuvenated.". As Carillo observed, "I feel good about Roger's mindset, his ...

Grading Performances So Far At 2017 Aussie Open

... Open midterm grades…. Roger Federer. After two rusty wins, Federer unfurled a performance for the Greatest Hits LP in his third-rounder against Tomas Berdych, the No. 10 seed. If RF can come close to sustaining this level, look out…. We have two Williams sisters (combined age 71). We had two Zverevs through three rounds. And we nearly had Pliskovii remaining, had Kristyna ( Russell Crowe’s pick ) not run into top-seeded Angie Kerber. Venus Williams. Through to round four without dropping a set and giddy about it. As she should be. Jack Thomas/Getty Images. Jen Brady. The middle child jokes have already gotten stale. What’s fresh? Another product of college tennis (UCLA) making it as a pro. The 20-year-old is into round four, guaranteeing herself a top 100 ranking and around $170,000. British tennis. Andy Murray, the top seed, we expected. Jo Konta, not unsurprisingly, remains. But how about Dan Evans taking out Marin Cilic and Bernard Tomic and reaching Week Two? Give that man an outfit. Denis Istomin. Beating Novak Djokovic in five sets is a career win. But backing that up with another five-set win is the sign of a pro. Noah Rubin. Young American qualifies, wins a ...

Roger Federer Scores A Perfect Point At Wimbledon

... hit a completely ridiculous between-the-legs lob (called a "tweener-lob" in tennis parlance) against American Sam Querrey in their Round 2 match to take a point en route to a straight-sets win. Here it is; behold the majesty of Lord Federer. So casual. So ruthless. The 33-year-old Federer is expected to retire sometime in the semi-near future, but this sublime piece of tennis shows exactly why we'll miss him when he's gone. In the immortal words of Wayne and Garth, we're not worthy. Sports Fails. 1. Golf Cart Fail. This runaway vehicle wreaked minor on-field havoc following a high school football championship in Texas last December. But a heroic bystander hopped aboard and put on the brakes. No casualties occurred, and the clip immediately became Internet legend. 2. Penalty Kick Fail. Watch out for the ricochet, goalie! This kid gets it in the right in the chops. 3. Mascot on Rollerblades Fail. What happens when you put an inflatable dinosaur on ...

Does Tennis Legend Have One More Run Left

... nor is he as explosive in his movement that often resembles a waltz on the court. Tennis' magic man likely needs to defend a semifinal appearance from last year's Australian Open to stay inside the top 20. Yet, it is incredibly hard to doubt Roger Federer. The guy has been so unbelievably good for so long, creating a face for tennis that has never gone away. His talent was never a secret, as he beat four-time defending Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras at the All England Club in 2001 when he was just 19 years old. It wasn't like he just came out of nowhere; we've known this whole time. Sampras certainly did. "There are a lot of young guys coming up, and Roger is one of them," Sampras said after the match. "But I think he's a little extra special than some of the other guys.". It is rare in sports that a young gun is a sport's shining star as well. Yet, Federer's peers widely revered him at a young age. "I think he's the guy that all of us are chasing," 2003 U. S. Open champion Andy Roddick said after losing to Federer at a warm-up tournament for the 2005 U. S. Open. At that point, Roger had only won five Slam ...

Rod Laver Wants A Roger Federer V Rafael Nadal Final

... caused a massive upset beating Angelique Kerber. Up Next. Wanderers dispatch Jets to claim first home win. Play Video. Wanderers dispatch Jets to claim first. Wanderers dispatch Jets to claim first home win. The Western Sydney Wanderers finally have a win at home this season after a 2-0 victory over the Newcastle Jets at Campbelltown. Up Next. Andy Murray's Open ended by Zverev. Play Video. Andy Murray's Open ended by Zverev. The World Number one was shocked, falling to Mischa Zverev in 4 sets as the German outwitted him at every turn while Stan Wawrinka succeeded in 3 tiebreakers to defeat Italian Andreas Seppi and Venus Williams defeated Mona Barthel to progress to the quarter-finals. Up Next. Five things I learnt at the Australian Open. Play Video. Five things I learnt at the Australian Open. Sports reporter Ronnie Lerner learns five things from day six of the Australian Open 2017 in Melbourne. Up Next. Gavrilova keeps Aussie hopes alive. Play Video. Gavrilova keeps Aussie hopes alive. Daria Gavrilova, Milos Raonic and Gael Monfils all progressing to the round of 16. Up Next. Nadal survives Zverev ...

Andy Murray’s Australian Open Demise Opens Door To Roger Federer Fairytale

... – both of whom lost chunks of last season to injury – will still be standing towards the end of the second week. The smart money has correctly installed Stan Wawrinka as the new favourite, followed by Milos Raonic and Nadal. Nevertheless it is the comeback of Federer, who has cut a stylish swathe through the first four rounds culminating in a five-set win over the fifth seed, Kei Nishikori, , that has sent a shiver of familiar excitement through the tournament and the game. The man himself remains serenely detached. ‘It’s just tennis’ – Andy Murray’s words after shock Australian Open loss. Read more. “I felt if Rafa and myself can be healthy, yes, you can expect [them to be in the second week]. That Novak and Andy are not [in the quarters], that is a big surprise. I never thought that Mischa Zverev and Denis Istomin would beat those two big guys. “I guess it’s good for tennis that a lot of guys believe stronger now that the ...

How Do Eurosport’s Experts View The 2017 Australian Open

... Because she didn’t get over the hump at the U. S. Open. Two years running she’s lost the world number one ranking. It’s a similar question to Djokovic: How will she rebound? When Serena is ‘on’ and playing her best tennis, she’s still the best player in the world. Jo Durie (Former world number five, won two Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles). What are the reasons for Johanna Konta’s steep improvement? And what is her ceiling. Hard work, obviously, and also sorting her mind out. She is much stronger mentally with herself, she keeps herself in the present. That’s what she always says. She isn’t reacting too much to points she loses like she used to. Her forehand is also much better now, I think it’s stronger and more consistent. She has a lovely, big, natural serve. I think [a Slam] is a possibility. It’s quite difficult to judge players in Australia, they have had a bit of an off season and everyone is trying to find their form quite early on. But if you look, there have been a few wins and losses with everybody. It’s always quite an open tournament. You get different winners down there. I think Jo is ...

Novak Djokovic Is Falling Behind In His Quest To Break Roger Federer’s Record

... and 53 of his last 55. And 24 hours ago, it was hard to imagine him losing an Australian Open match: He’d won his last 15 , and 40 of his last 41. But on Thursday in Melbourne, Djokovic crashed out in the second round to Denis Istomin, 7-6(8) 5-7 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4. Djokovic will be 30 by the time the next major starts (the French Open begins May 28), and he’ll still be stuck on 12 career major titles. His pursuit of Roger Federer’s record 17 titles has stalled out around the same age that slowed Federer and the other two guys Djokovic is chasing: Rafael Nadal and Pete Sampras. More Sports. After an extraordinary run, Djokovic has been merely ordinary, by his high standards. Over a seven-year stretch from Wimbledon in 2009 through the French Open last year, he played all 28 majors and reached 28 ...

Li’s Rubin Tests Federer In Australian Open Loss

... I need.”. Tennis Australian Open: LI's Noah Rubin vs. Roger Federer. After back-to-back wins over qualifiers, the degree of difficulty in Federer’s comeback from a six-month injury layoff will increase exponentially. Next up he faces former Wimbledon champion Tomas Berdych, who had a 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-2 win over Ryan Harrison. advertisement | advertise on newsday. Also looming, potentially, is No. 5 Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U. S. Open finalist, who set up a third-round match against Lukas Lacko with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 win over Jeremy Chardy. Federer didn’t play after his semifinal exit at Wimbledon last year, resting his injured left knee. He returned at the Hopman Cup exhibition in Perth this month, and opened at Melbourne Park with a straight-sets win over another 35-year-old veteran, Jurgen Melzer. Subscribe to Newsday’s sports newsletter. Receive stories, photos and videos about ...