MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Defending champion Roger Federer was knocked out of the Australian Open 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-4 by 2008 winner Novak Djokovic on Thursday, joining Rafael Nadal on the sidelines ...

Nadal then defeated him in the 2008 Wimbledon final in five marathon sets. Federer won five consecutive Wimbledon titles – with Nadal denying him a six in a row – and five Halle trophies.

Wimbledon 2008 and the Australian Open 2009, and you could see where one might have wanted a break from the other. (Stage II—the fierce years.) That’s no longer the case. Nadal and Federer ...

Reaction and analysis from Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn, Liam Smith vs Aaron McKenna and Anthony Yarde vs Lyndon Arthur at ...

Nadal has done it four times – all at Roland Garros – while Federer has achieved the milestone ... The first time was when he won his maiden Slam at the 2008 Australian Open as he reached ...

For years, the tennis world has been enthralled by the legendary duel between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal - a rivalry that came to symbolise a golden age of the sport. But behind the scenes ...

While Nadal and Djokovic each brought their own set of unique problems, Ljubičić made it clear: Federer’s mind games and ...

Federer was in tears shortly afterwards, not due to the result, but because of the people he could share the moment with. Rafael Nadal was soon crying beside him. By the end, there was barely ...

In these bittersweet moments, one person who has always shared a unique connection with Nadal is his eternal rival and close friend, Roger Federer. Federer took to social media to write a deeply ...

MADRID, Spain (CNN)-- Spaniards are celebrating their country's second sporting triumph in a week after Rafael Nadal won his first Wimbledon tennis men's singles title. Nadal held off a stunning ...

Roger Federer comes onto the stadium court at the BNP Paribas Open to announce that Rafael Nadal had to withdraw from their semi-final match© Zoe Meyers/The Desert Sun Roddick, known for his ...

Richard Gasquet has sung the praises of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as he prepares to hang up his racket at the French Open. The 38-year-old is set to bring the curtain down on ...