Stanislas Wawrinka won the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time Sunday, rallying to beat Roger Federer 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in a rare all-Swiss final.
Both third seed Maria Sharapova and seven-time champion Roger Federer suffered a shock defeat in the second round of the Wimbledon Championships in London Wednesday.
A shot fired straight into Roger Federer's armpit demonstrated just how badly Jo-Wilfried Tsonga wanted to reach the French Open semifinals.
Second seed Roger Federer produced a thrilling riposte to Gilles Simon's gallant attempt to knock him out of the French Open on Sunday to claim a 6-1 4-6 2-6 6-2 6-3 victory in front of a raucous late-evening crowd on Philippe Chatrier Court.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal survived an early scare in the second round to beat Martin Klizan while second seed Roger Federer reached the last 16 with an easy win over 30th seed Julien Benneteau.
Roger Federer admits he can see the funny side of players whipping out mobile phones on court, but warns they could also undermine the game's integrity.
Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic brushed aside their opponents to reach the quarter-finals while Rafael Nadal was made to sweat before joining the final eight of the Italian Open on Thursday.
The leading trio of Djokovic, Federer and Murray all have work to do before the start of the French Open in a fortnight, with the Rome Masters the last tournament chance to whip their clay games into top condition.
Novak Djokovic was dumped out of the Madrid Open in the second round Tuesday when he went over on his ankle and incurred the wrath of the locals on the way to a shock 7-6 6-7 6-3 reverse to Grigor Dimitrov.
Rafa Nadal's seeding at the French Open is irrelevant as the Spaniard's prowess on clay means he will always be dangerous, said his rival Roger Federer.
Rafa Nadal produced vintage form against an out-of-sorts Roger Federer, crushing the Swiss 6-4 6-2 in their heavily anticipated quarter-final at the BNP Paribas on Thursday.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer stayed on course for a scorching desert showdown as they led the top four seeds into the semi-finals of the Dubai Championships on Thursday.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic strolled to easy victories in the Dubai Championships second round on Wednesday, keeping the world's top two players on course for a showdown in Saturday's final.
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