Nadal won an impressive 22 Grand Slam singles titles and claimed 14 French Open titles. He achieved a gold medal at the Olympics in 2008 and has won the Australian Open twice.
If you’re wondering why the non-rugby-playing Swiss tennis 20-time Grand Slam winner supports the Springboks, it’s because he has a few connections to this country.
Ordinarily, this wouldn’t be news, but this is Roger Federer, who only a few weeks ago hung with the ‘it’ crowd at the Met Gala before jetting to South Beach, Miami, for the Grand Prix. And now here he comes to sit behind you in the cramped, fart-smelling interior of economy class.
Son of Patricia and our favourite comedic export, Trevor Noah, seems to be getting up to all kinds of dickens since he left the Tonight Show.
Federer racked up eight wins at Wimbledon, although it seems that fact may have slipped past security guards at the All England Club.
Roger Federer announced yesterday that he would be hanging up his professional racquet following the Laver Cup later this month.
Roger Federer tops Forbes’ list for the first time, and also becomes the first tennis player in history to do so.
Two of the finest tennis players in history struggled to connect via Instagram Live, but when they did it was worth the wait.
Tennis, like most sports, is on an enforced hiatus, but that doesn’t mean Roger Federer is sitting around on his backside.
On Friday night, Cape Town Stadium set a new Guinness World Record by gathering 51 954 tennis fans to attend a tennis match.
Tomorrow, two of tennis’ all-time greats will face off in the Mother City. You don’t want to be caught up in the impending traffic chaos.
When you’re promoting the upcoming showdown between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, you’ll want to make sure you’ve sorted a few basics.
The world’s foremost climate change activist had a pop at Roger Federer over one of his sponsorship deals, prompting a response from the Swiss superstar.
Earlier today, tickets for the Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal ‘Match for Africa 6’ charity showdown sold out in 10 minutes. If you’re still looking around to see what’s online, you might want to be careful.
Yes, it’s happening. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will duke it out in Cape Town, with the proceeds from the match going to the Roger Federer Foundation.
The French Open started on Sunday, with a massive money pool and a few other interesting stats to look at.
Roger’s opponent called it “the greatest shot you’ve ever seen”, and he has a point. Also, some astronauts played the first ever tennis match in space.
Roger has eight Wimbledon titles to his name, and fans right around the world, but back in 1998 he was just another embarrassed 16-year-old kid.
Federer GOAT. Air Force One’s fridges. Ikea founder dies. Fake follower crackdown. Salt bae’s wild ride. Local group’s 5th Grammy. Apple’s Grammy ads. Trump vs. Jay Z.
The Swiss maestro is 36 years old, but I doubt he has ever had a post-match interview quite like this. Here’s Will Ferrell keeping it classy in Melbourne.
It’s a real pity that two of tennis’s modern greats only did battle once, but thankfully it remains a Wimbledon battle for the ages. Check out the highlights real quickly.
Wimbledon’s biggest stars made an appearance at the Champions’ Dinner Ball, and it appears that Roger might have had a few too many toots.
Spoiler alert – Roger Federer has become very wealthy due to his tennis prowess, and throw in those off-the-court earnings and you’re looking at many, many noughts.
Following his semi-final defeat to Novak Djokovic the Swiss maestro had to field the usual questions, although this time he wasn’t afraid to fire back.
Roger Federer has always been regarded as one of the game’s true gentlemen, which is exactly why he wants authorities to name the players involved.
It’s Wimbledon men’s semi-final time today and one game in particular has captured the attention of tennis lovers the world over. Here’s the lowdown on how to ensure you don’t miss a ball.
You don’t sit atop the tennis world for years without having every shot known to man in your repertoire. We haven’t seen one like this from Roger in a while though.
Looks like security needs to be upped a dash or we’re going to have Roger crying like Andy, and goodness knows we do not need another sobbing, snotty, whining tennis player.
You’ve just won your fourth Italian open title, beating one of the world’s greatest in the final and picking up a fat pay cheque along the way. Here’s the bit you don’t want.
I would say give this man a whiskey but we’re law-abiding citizens and we would never encourage underage drinking. He will have quite a story to tell though.