After his retirement from professional tennis, Federer began to enjoy his free time together with his family and remained attached to the sport that gave him popularity by occasionally appearing in the various tournaments on the calendar.

Roger Federer thinks he made mistakes this year by playing when injured, but insists he is ready for a strong finish to his most difficult season. Ahead of his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament, Federer said he regretted playing matches with back problems at Indian Wells in March,

Men's tennis has been dominated by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic since the early 2000s. Following are some key facts and records as the trio battle for the top spot in the race to be crowned the 'Greatest of All Time'.

In the 80s, tennis players had a much more difficult task to win millions, but Boris Becker had many financial setbacks, mostly due to divorce.

Roger Federer beat pesky Argentine challenger Juan Ignacio Chela 7-6 (7), 6-3 in his opening match at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday night. The third-ranked Swiss star allowed Chela back into the first set,

Novak Djokovic explained the main difference between his rivalry with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, and the rivalry he currently has with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

Novak bested Alejandro Tabilo in the second round and faced Nuno Borges in the quarter-final. The Portuguese fought well and saved four of five break points. However, the top seed survived the only loose service game and sealed the deal in straight sets to preserve energy.

No matter what happens at the U.S. Open, we don't really know the extent to which Federer's already epic 2009 will leave him sated, or drained. But it's unlikely that he'll react the way Wilander did in 1988 (he never won another major,