ATP Masters 250

A short stay in Stuttgart for the Federer family as Roger crashed out to Tommy Haas 2-6, 7-6(8), 6-4 in his opening match at the Mercedes Cup. Quite the upset as despite winning more points in the match and holding a match point Roger wasn't clinical enough and paid the price. Allowing Haas to overcome a nervous start to finish …

The grass court season is finally here and Federer will be back in action on Wednesday June 14th at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart 🙂 . It is the Swiss maestro's second appearance on the turf at the Weissenhof Tennis Club after he debuted last year losing in the semifinals to Dominic Thiem in his comeback after the meniscus tear. This …

Bit of an upset here as Dominic Thiem defeated Roger Federer on his favourite surface in the semi-finals of the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. The Austrian saved 2 match points in a match blighted by rain delays to come through 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-4. Not Roger's best performance and he'll be a tad disappointed to lose it considering he won 1 …

Back to back wins for the GOAT for the first time in a while as he defeated Florian Mayer 7-6(2), 7-6(1) to book his spot on the Mercedes Cup Semi Finals in Stuttgart. The win also sees Fed move past Ivan Lendl on the Open Era all time match wins list with 1,072 victories with only Jimmy Connors ahead of …

Roger Federer's finally back on a tennis court and he got off to a winning start defeating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in their rain effected 2nd Round encounter at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. It's the first time we've seen Roger since his brief spell in Rome and he was made to work to get the win; with the …

Guten Tag! The draw for the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart has just taken place and it looks set to be Roger's first outing on the turf of 2016. After pulling out of the French Open with a lingering back injury he's said to be arriving in Germany tomorrow and having his first practice session at the Tennis Club Weissenhof. Obviously …

Revenge for Raonic has he defeated Roger 6-4 6-4 in the Brisbane International final to win his 8th ATP title. The win sees him reverse the result of last years encounter which saw Federer win his 1000th match on the ATP tour. Neither player managed to perform at their very best but it was Raonic who executed the better game …

Another Brisbane final awaits for Roger Federer as he swept past Dominic Thiem 6-1 6-4 in just one hour to setup a rematch of last years decider with Milos Raonic. The win sees Roger make his third Brisbane final in three visits to Queensland and it was probably his best match of the tournament so far in terms of consistency …

A hard fought win for Federer in Friday's Brisbane Quarter Final as he defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-4 to keep his title defense hopes alive. A stylish 36 minute opener from the Swiss was followed by an up and down 2nd set which saw Dimitrov hit back to force a third set. In the decider Roger remained solid, taking …

Hey all, first match report of the year is here as Federer began his 2016 season with a 6-2, 6-1 win in Brisbane against qualifier Tobias Kamke. Super efficient match from the Swiss which lasted just 55 minutes and despite some concerns earlier in the week regarding injury or illness he looked in fine fettle from the word go. The …