Rafael Nadal‘s win over Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final proved to be more than an instant classic, a book, a documentary. It, more than any of their other 39 matches, became an enduring ...

Much has been made of the comparison between the two most consistently dominant athletes in individual sports: Tiger Woods and Roger Federer. From their major championship victories and completions of ...

No one man has held tennis center stage alone for so long during the modern era. True—Nadal held his own on clay. Had Nadal not been a factor—the tennis legend of Federer would be ...

Centre Court turns 100 this year. During that time, this bastion of propriety and tradition has also borne witness to a century’s worth of progress and tennis democratization. For its centennial, we ...

Is the Big 3’s Grand Slam title race finally over? It appears so. Now that we (probably) know the winner, we’re looking back at the times when this two-decade marathon might have gone a different way.

PARIS (Reuters) - Of all the perfect points Roger Federer has played in his stellar career, the 17-times grand slam champion singled out one from possibly one of his harshest defeats - the 2008 ...

WIMBLEDON, England – Roger Federer waited 11 years to get another shot at Rafael Nadal on Centre Court. This one was a semifinal, not a final. It was settled in four sets, not five. Felt like just as ...

All these years later, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet again at Wimbledon for the 40th installment of their terrific rivalry — and first at the All England Club since their memorable 2008 ...

NEW YORK - For a good while it looked like the official end of an era. The champ was on the ropes, battered and bloodied, knees wobbling and ready to buckle. But as a warning to those who may have ...

NEW YORK - If you had seen only this one match, and didn't know all about of Roger Federer's struggles this year, beginning with a bout of mononucleosis in the winter and ending with a dispiriting ...

LONDON - JULY 06: Roger Federer of Switzerland congratulates Rafael Nadal of Spain in winning the Championship trophy during the men’s singles Final on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis ...