Tag: Federer vs Djokovic

  • Roger Federer Winning the Cincinnati Masters Says Nothing About the US Open

    Roger Federer Winning the Cincinnati Masters Says Nothing About the US Open

    The win over Novak Djokovic in Cincinnati is the first Masters title for Roger Federer in 2015, but it says nothing about his ability to finally win the US Open again, despite the proximity in date and conditions.

  • Roger Federer – Cincinnati Masters Leading up to US Open Title

    Roger Federer – Cincinnati Masters Leading up to US Open Title

    He’s not back. Roger Federer never left. He has rough patches and slumps, but despite his age, the burdens of family life and the injuries that keep coming to nag him from time to time, the greatest player in the history of Tennis, fresh of his first Masters title (Cincinnati) in exactly two years, looks finally like someone who can win a Grand Slam, the up & coming US Open, again.

  • Roger Federer – Still Hungry For Grand Slam Titles

    Roger Federer – Still Hungry For Grand Slam Titles

    It’s not that Roger Federer isn’t among the favorites to win the 2013 Australian Open, but lets just say it will be a tad surprising if he lifts his 18th Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne.

  • US Open 2012 – Roger Federer Above the Rest of the Field

    If there was any doubt as to who was the best man in Tennis after Federer lost in the Olympics final and took the Canadian Masters off, came his fantastic tournament at Cincinnati, including the win over Novak Djokovic in the final (6-0, 7-6), making the number one player on the ATP rankings the number one favorite to win the 2012 US Open.

  • Roger Federer – Keeps Setting New Records

    With the right kind of rest and as long as it’s not clay, Roger Federer is the best tennis player in the world, once again. The next addition to his never ending list of titles is the 2012 Cincinnati Masters, beating Novak Djokovic 6-0, 7-6 in the final, winning his sixth title of the year.

  • Wimbledon 2012 – Roger Federer Perfect One More Time

    Well, maybe not perfect, but pretty damn close. Roger Federer, a month before his 31st birthday, played as close as possible to his best in order to beat Novak Djokovic in their first ever meeting on grass, setting up his eighth final at Wimbledon against Andy Murray, making a little bit of history himself.

  • Wimbledon 2012 – Roger Federer Won’t Win a 7th Time

    It wasn’t just the fact that Roger Federer needed nine sets over the weekend to beat players ranked 29th and 75th in the world. It’s the evident fatigue, exhaustion and now an injury, that may haunt him further down the tournament, and keep him from winning the 2012 Wimbledon title, which has to go through Novak Djokovic anyway, making it a rather tough feat to accomplish.

  • Roger Federer Won’t Win Another Wimbledon Title

    Losing to Tommy Haas wasn’t in the plans. Roger Federer, rebounding from his decisive 0-3 defeat to Novak Djokovic in Paris at the French Open should have won the Halle tournament, or at least he thought he should. It didn’t work out, and Roger Federer heads into Wimbledon a little less confident than he expect to.