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Roger Federer, the man who reinvented tennis

Roger Federer, who at the age of 41 has just announced the imminent end of his legendary career, has raised tennis to heights that we thought were unattainable

Rémi Bourrières

September 16, 2022

Eugenie Bouchard at Roland-Garros in 2020

Proud, grateful and ready for the Challenge: Eugenie Bouchard plots her comeback via Chennai

After being out of action more than 17 months, the former world No 5 is making her return to the sport that she says is her favourite thing to do in the world

Haresh Ramchandani

September 15, 2022

The longevity of Roger Federer; fighting time, history and statistics

Roger Federer's longevity at the top of the tennis world was perhaps one of his best achievements. We look at what he managed, and at the efforts of a few others who played past 40

Cédric Rouquette

September 15, 2022

July 1998: 17-year-old Federer makes his debut in a tennis world almost unrecognisable compared with today

On the day that Roger Federer announced he is to retire from professional tennis, we look back at what the tennis world looked like in 1998, when it all began for the Swiss

Lucas Morlier

September 15, 2022

“After the US Open, I actually wanted to take a break from tennis” – Gasanova turns it around in Chennai

Gasanova upset top seed Alison Riske-Amritraj in the first round of the WTA Chennai Open on Tuesday

Feature

Roger Federer, the man who reinvented tennis

Proud, grateful and ready for the Challenge: Eugenie Bouchard plots her comeback via Chennai

The longevity of Roger Federer; fighting time, history and statistics

July 1998: 17-year-old Federer makes his debut in a tennis world almost unrecognisable compared with today

“After the US Open, I actually wanted to take a break from tennis” – Gasanova turns it around in Chennai

“Of course I’m hungry for more” – Alcaraz plans extended stay atop ATP rankings

Brilliant Alcaraz downs Ruud to win US Open, becomes world No 1

History in more ways than one: Alcaraz-Ruud – six stats that illustrate the craziness of their US Open final

Iga Swiatek on winning her third slam title: “A confirmation that sky is the limit”

Big forehand and physicality, but very different styles: differences and similarities of Ruud and Alcaraz’s games

Alcaraz wins yet another five-setter, beats Tiafoe to reach US Open final

Swiatek uses late surge to get past Sabalenka in US Open semis

Venus Williams is right: Time for US Open to end late, late finishes – for everyone’s good

Khachanov upsets a “devastated” Kyrgios in five sets in US Open quarter-finals

The 2022 US Open is the most wide open major in the Open Era since the legendary 1974 French Open (and here’s why)￼

Tearful Tiafoe upsets Nadal after an outstanding performance and advances to quarter-finals

Moutet : “I’m trying to become a lucky winner, not a lucky loser”

“I am just Serena”: the legend said goodbye, the champion woke up

The raucous US Open crowd: a unique advantage as Serena Williams bids to extend her farewell

A glimpse of the future in New York as Linda Fruhvirtova puts new sister act on the map

The 2022 US Open is the most wide open major in the Open Era since the legendary 1974 French Open (and here’s why)