Tennis legend says media needs to prioritize promoting young players. He says the key for tennis is now to promote those young guys. The key is to promote the young guys so there is an interest in tennis.
Tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the only two tennis players in their 30s to be ranked inside the world’s top 10 at the moment. The 36-year-old has failed to defend his 2022 points due to his injury-enforced absence. He has won five encounters and incurred eight losses.
Roger Federer said he called up Rafael Nadal and asked him to make it to Laver Cup for a doubles match, which turned out to be his final outing in professional tennis. Federer and Nadal shared a wonderful rivalry on the court, having met 40 times on the tour in their career. Novak Djokovic, Andy Murry and Bjorn Borg also took part in the emotional farewell.
Roger Federer secured the year-end no. 1 honor at the 2009 ATP Finals. Federer defeated Andy Murray in the ATP Finals round-robin stage on November 24. The Swiss claimed the Masters 1000 titles in Madrid and Cincinnati and did enough to wrap up the season at the top. He became the fourth player with a Channel Slam after Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg.
Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi forged one of the fiercest tennis rivalries of the 1990s. Sampras beat Agassi in the 2002 US Open final to clinch his 14th Grand Slam singles title. The seven-time Wimbledon champion said that Agassi made him a better player. He likened the rivalry between himself and Agassi to that between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal invited Bjorn Borg to sit between them during a practice session ahead of the laver cup. The reason why Borg refused to sit is unknown. Federer recently called Borg a friend.
A video of Roger Federer getting emotional watching footage of himself as a ball boy went viral recently. He says he won't copy Bjorn Borg and disappear from the sport. It's funny you know, I talked about him just before.
Roger Federer underwent his first jamming session on the court in London. He was joined by Stefanos Tsitsipas on the other side of the court. The trio took a selfie ahead of the event that begins on friday.
Roger Federer lost for the first time in 24 matches in Cincinnati in 2004. The Swiss beat Dominik Hrbaty 1-6, 7-6 6-4 in an hour and 50 minutes. Federer became the first player since Bjorn Borg in 1979 with three consecutive titles on three different surfaces.
Novak Djokovic looking to become fourth person in Open Era to win four consecutive Wimbledon titles. Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Bjorn Borg are the other three stars to have achieved the milestone. Nick Kyrgios is looking to win his maiden Grand Slam title and become the first Australian after Lleyton Hewitt to win a singles major.
