Rafael Nadal said it was "an honour" to share "amazing moments" with Roger Federer after the Swiss great announced his retirement from tennis on Thursday.

Roger Federer has not played competitive tennis in more than a year and, like his legion of fans, Rafa Nadal also cannot wait for the Swiss great to return to action next month.

Fifteen years ago, Ons Jabeur's young tennis sparring partner could see the Tunisian was destined for glory -- even if he suffered a broken arm in the process.

Many athletes are putting a brave face on the coronavirus lockdown, converting garages and bedrooms into home gymnasiums and posting cheerful videos of themselves on social media keeping fit by "bench-pressing" their children.

Roger Federer gave India's Sumit Nagal a harsh introduction to Grand Slam tennis as the five-time champion weathered an early storm for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win on Monday to reach the second round of the U.S. Open.

Roger Federer returned to the French Open and breezed into the second round with a 6-2 6-4 6-4 win against Italian Lorenzo Sonego on Sunday, four years after hitting his last ball on the Parisian clay.

Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer pulls out of next month's ATP Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto due to scheduling concerns.

World number one Roger Federer finishes off Federico Delbonis in a rain-disrupted match to reach the third round at Indian Wells as five-time champion Novak Djokovic was toppled.

Roger Federer can become the oldest world number one on Friday, a remarkable achievement for the 20-time Grand Slam title winner who admits he "never imagined" he'd get the opportunity.

Defending champion Roger Federer sweeps into a record 14th Australian Open semi-final with an immaculate straight sets win over long-time rival Tomas Berdych.

Written off as dead men walking, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal defied time to sweep the Grand Slams in 2017 while the injury curse which dogged their rivals looks set to be the new year's early storyline.

Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro crush opponents in quick-fire wins to set up their third final in six years at the Swiss Indoors.

Virat Kohli comes out on top of Lionel Messi in Forbes's top 10 list of most valuable athletes in 2017.

Roger Federer is eyeing a seventh ATP Finals crown and has not ruled out pinching the world number one ranking from Rafa Nadal if he maintains the form that won him his second Shanghai Masters trophy.

Roger Federer gets one over his old rival Rafael Nadal to win the Shanghai Masters 6-4, 6-3 in a showdown between the two best players on the planet.

They call it "the most exclusive restaurant in China". There are absolutely no reservations and Roger Federer is apparently a big fan.

Maria Sharapova made an impressive start to the Tianjin Open on Wednesday by beating Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets.

Rafael Nadal is thrilled to learn he would return to world number one for the first time in three years but sorry it came because Roger Federer withdrew from this week's ATP Cincinnati Masters tournament.

Novak Djokovic hopes to emulate Roger Federer and get back to his best after he announced that he is shutting down his season to rest an elow injury.

Buoyed by his record-setting eighth Wimbledon title, Roger Federer warns rivals that he could play until he's 40, spearheading a late-life era of supremacy alongside Rafael Nadal.