Roger Federer

Roger Federer Loses To Julien Benneteau At Paris Masters

AP | SAMUEL PETREQUIN | Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports


PARIS — Top-ranked Roger Federer lost to Julien Benneteau of France 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, con...

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Len Berman | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York


Len Berman

I feel a twinge of sadness that Lenny Dykstra is putting his 1986 Mets World Series ring on the auction block. Of course he's the one who plunged head-first into his financial mess, but ...

Don't Bank On It!

Dan Dorfman | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business


Dan Dorfman

As far as the stock market goes: Don't fall in love with supposedly sure things because the wrong sure thing can kill you.

Say, "I'm sorry" on The Jay Leno Show

Sybil Adelman Sage | Posted 11.16.2009 | Comedy


Sybil Adelman Sage

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Len Berman | Posted 11.15.2009 | New York


Len Berman

I'm not convinced it's the end of the line for Federer, but just like boxing, tennis players can age in a hurry. There are always younger Turks like del Potro coming along to claim the throne.

Federer Falls To 20-Year-Old Argentine In U.S. Open Final (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Flumenbaum | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York


Roger Federer hadn't lost a match at Flushing Meadows in six years. Until Monday evening, when 20-year-old Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro defeated t...

Roger Federer Outburst (VIDEO): Curses At Umpire At US Open

Posted 11.14.2009 | New York


It seems the women's semi-final at the US Open won't be the only high-profile match marred by a profane outburst. Although it appears that it was not...

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Len Berman | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York


Len Berman

As I watched Derek Jeter set the Yankees all time hit record Friday night I thought about how remarkable it was how Jeter has lived for 14 years under the biggest media spotlight and has never ever had a blip.

Challenges Have Their Faults: What Tennis Can Learn From The NFL

Adam Dub | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York


Adam Dub

Umpires have been taken off the hook and in turn been made less accountable for their judgment

Roger Federer Beats Novak Djokovic With Amazing Backwards Through The Legs Shot (VIDEO)

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York


*****SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO***** NEW YORK (AP) -- Roger Federer has moved one victory away from his sixth straight U.S. Open title with a 7-6 (3), 7-5...

U.S. Open Tennis: The American Tennis Boom Was a Fluke

Matthew DeBord | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment


Matthew DeBord

We were supposed to see tennis broken out of its country-club, upper-crusty enclaves and delivered to the masses. For a while, it worked. But then the nation lost interest.

Beware of Federer Fatigue

New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York


Last year, when Roger Federer came to Queens without a Slam, New Yorkers did everything they could to pick him up. He became a sentimental favorite. H...

Can American Tennis Be Saved?

Adam Dub | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment


Adam Dub

We don't have an American we can get behind that we believe can win a major or at the very least contend for titles regularly.

Andy Roddick: The New King Of Queens

The New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York


At some point in the not-so-distant past, Andy Roddick was our great American hope. It was early in the decade, and Pete Sampras was calling it quits....

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Len Berman | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York


Len Berman

Roger Federer and Dinara Safina are the #1 seeds for next week's U.S. Open. So I guess everybody doesn't know who the real # 1 is, Serena.

Roger Federer, Dinara Safina Seeded Number 1 For US Open

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York


Defending champion Serena Williams was seeded No. 2 for the U.S. Open on Tuesday, behind Dinara Safina, because the tournament stuck to its policy of ...

Roger Federer Twins Picture: Champ Debuts Babies On Facebook (PHOTO)

Posted 09.07.2009 | Entertainment


Roger Federer has debuted his baby daughters on Facebook. The tennis champ's wife Mirka gave birth to girls Charlene Riva and Myla Rose on July 23. ...

Roger Federer Twins! Tennis Champ Welcomes Baby Girls

people.com | Sarah Michaud | Posted 08.24.2009 | Entertainment


There's a new doubles team in town: Roger Federer and wife Mirka are the proud parents of twin girls, the tennis star announced early Friday on his We...

You Think You're Hurting, Andy R. What About Me?

David Finkle | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment


David Finkle

I'm still smarting at the second-set tie-break point that Roddick missed at 6-5 by misdirecting that #!x@c#% overhead shot.

Runner-Up Roddick is no Loser

Noah Deutsch | Posted 08.06.2009 | Entertainment


Noah Deutsch

I liked to think Pete Sampras' reluctance to pronounce Federer the greatest was to some degree a function of having witnessed his countryman, Andy Roddick, push Federer to the limit.

The Williams Sisters' Finals Match Left Me Cold

Paula Duffy | Posted 08.06.2009 | Entertainment


Paula Duffy

Isn't it time for us to say that if the Williams sisters aren't going to go all out and feel comfortable to win in their typical fashion that we'd rather see one of them against another opponent?

Federer Breaks Grand Slam Record At Wimbledon

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 08.05.2009 | Home


WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer was playing for history. Andy Roddick was playing the match of his life. On and on they dueled, Federer tryi...

Wimbledon Tennis: In Final, Roger Federer Has No Chance

Matthew DeBord | Posted 08.05.2009 | Entertainment


Matthew DeBord

Fed is playing very, very well on the vaunted grass courts of England. Roddick doesn't have the game to break Fed's serve even once of twice. So he should push for the breakers and roll the dice.

Wimbledon Final 2009: Federer Versus Roddick

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 08.03.2009 | World


WIMBLEDON, England — Rising, rising, rising, high above the most famous patch of grass in tennis, Roger Federer channeled Pete Sampras on match ...

Wimbledon Tennis: Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim Updates the Greatest Sports Book Ever Written

Matthew DeBord | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment


Matthew DeBord

You wouldn't think it could be done, taking John McPhee's 1969 book Levels of the Game and using it to make something equally compelling. But Wertheim has, and that's his personal triumph.