Miami SF preview and prediction: Federer vs. Shapovalov

March 29, 2019 20

Rarely in a Masters 1000 event do you see first-time matchups in the semifinals. But that will be the case on Friday, when Roger Federer faces Denis Shapovalov during the night session after John Isner goes up against Felix Auger-Aliassime. 
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Federer moves on in more routine fashion at Miami Masters

March 26, 2019 3

It often takes Roger Federer a match or two to sink his teeth fully into a tournament. This Miami Open appears to be no exception. Federer predictably raised his level in his second Miami match on Monday afternoon, taking care of Filip Krajinovic 7-5, 6-3 to reach round four of this Masters 1000 event. […]

Federer refuses to join Miami’s top-player exodus

March 24, 2019 13

The Miami Open was already without Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin Del Potro before it started. On Saturday it lost Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, and Alexander Zverev, among others. Even Roger Federer almost joined them on the sidelines.
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Dream Thiem: Dominic dominates in the desert for Indian Wells title

March 18, 2019 2

Dominic Thiem’s Indian Wells title came from completely out of nowhere given that he could not even win more than two matches on his preferred clay-court surface–none of anyone in the top 75–during February’s Golden Swing. He capped it off by upsetting Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. […]

Indian Wells final preview and prediction: Federer vs. Thiem

March 17, 2019 88

Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem meet for the fifth time on Sunday in the BNP Paribas Open title match. Their head-to-head series is tied 2-2, but neither of Thiem’s wins have come on hard courts. The last time the Austrian beat Federer was in 2016 on the grass courts of Stuttgart. […]

Indian Wells SF preview and prediction: Federer vs. Nadal

March 16, 2019 41

With his competitive straight-set victory over Karen Khachanov, a hobbled Rafael Nadal earned a spot across the net from Roger Federer. Federer advanced to the semis earlier on Friday with a straight-set victory of his own (though more routine) over Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz. […]

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