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Swiss running shoe brand On opens first store in NYC
A Swiss sneaker brand that counts Roger Federer among its investors is opening its first store ever on Wednesday in lower Manhattan. On, whose running shoes sell for about $150...
'Race against time': Roger Federer's tennis future in doubt after shocking speech
Roger Federer’s speech at the Switzerland Sport Awards is sending shockwaves across the tennis world after an alarming admission that his body may deny him a return in 2021. Federer...
New Jersey-born teen feels late father’s presence in US Open win
Last year, Amanda Anisimova withdrew from the U.S. Open just days before the tournament began, having suddenly lost her father, Konstantin, to a heart attack. Now, the New Jersey-born teenager...
Only one of the Big 3 will be playing in the US Open
Rafael Nadal won’t be there to defend his US Open title. The Spaniard is skipping the tournament, which he won last year, because of concerns surrounding COVID-19. Roger Federer is...
Roger Federer drops significant retirement hint
Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer just dropped a huge hint that the 2021 Tokyo Olympics might be his swan song. "It is already clear that I am at the...
Roger Federer suffers injury 'setback'
LONDON — Roger Federer will miss whatever remains of the coronavirus-impacted 2020 tennis season because of a setback in his recovery from surgery on his right knee. The 20-time Grand...
These tennis stars better suck it up for US Open
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic each expressed little desire to come to New York for the U.S. Open, still slated to start Aug. 31 in Flushing Meadows, likely without fans....
There is a new highest-paid athlete
Roger Federer is back on top. Despite inching closer and closer to retirement, the 38-year-old, 20-time Grand Slam champion — currently ranked fourth in the ATP — topped Forbes magazine's...
Not even Roger Federer's wife is safe from his Twitter trolling
Winning is a force of habit for Roger Federer, be it on the court or behind the keyboard. The tennis legend has already started a viral craze during the coronavirus...
Novak Djokovic's father goes all-in with 'jealous' Roger Federer bashing
Novak Djokovic’s outspoken father has struck again, unloading on tennis legend Roger Federer for being “jealous” of his son. Fresh from Djokovic's Australian Open triumph, which included a semifinal win...
Novak Djokovic rolls past hurting Roger Federer
MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic was wondering, right along with everyone else, what sort of shape Roger Federer would be in for their Australian Open semifinal. So Djokovic was watching...
Ballgirl's collision comes at worst moment in Roger Federer match
Tennys Sandgren was hit by a sneak attack during his 2020 Australian Open men's singles quarterfinal match, but not by Roger Federer's signature SABR maneuver. Leading two sets to one,...
Stunning Australian Open umpire steals show from Roger Federer
Not since Carlos Ramos became embroiled in Serena Williams’ US Open feud has a chair umpire garnered so much attention from tennis fans. Normally when Roger Federer steps out onto...
Roger Federer saves 7 match points, advances to Australian Open semifinals
MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer was not going to go gently, of course, no matter how daunting the number of match points -- his opponent accumulated seven! -- no matter...
Roger Federer barely survives the Australian Open madness
Roger Federer barely survived the Australian Open madness. The six-time champ in Melbourne won in five sets over Australian veteran John Millman in a roller-coaster third-round match Friday that ended...
From Roger Federer to Tiger Woods, Rolex keeps sports stars ticking
In October 1927, a 26-year-old secretary named Mercedes Gleitze became the first British woman to swim across the English Channel. After being accused of cheating, Gleitze mounted a “vindication swim,”...
Rafael Nadal is at a new level of greatness
Eighteen times before he had won Grand Slam tournaments, but this might have been Rafael Nadal’s finest moment. For in the crucible that became a cauldron when the Spaniard’s Sunday...
Nadal won't let Grand Slam chase of Federer define him
Rafael Nadal will be able to sleep at night even if he does not set the record for most Grand Slam titles. But the Spanish Bull will sleep better if...
Rafael Nadal cruises into US Open final with straight-set win
Like it or not, the Russian meteor Daniil Medvedev will play in Sunday’s U.S. Open men’s final. And he’ll face arguably the most well-liked, gentlemanly warrior in tennis history, Rafael...
Patrick McEnroe: Nadal will catch and pass Federer
Rafael Nadal will take out Italian upstart Matteo Berrettini in Friday’s semifinals, win the U.S. Open, equal the great Roger Federer next year in Grand Slam titles and pass the...