The Swiss legend dropped his opening set before stepping up his game to crush his opponent in the next three sets.
Serena stamped her dominance over the popular Russian in a straight sets massacre in the first round of the final Grand Slam of the year.
The Swiss legend admits that he had unpleasant flashbacks from the Wimbledon final that he recently lost to Novak Djokovic.
The two tennis legends will have a blockbuster face-off in the first round of the final Grand Slam of the year.
Former world number one Andy Murray has decided not to participate in the men's singles competition in the upcoming US Open after losing to Richard Gasquet in Cincinnati.
Nadal will skip the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati because of fatigue.
Serena Williams retired from the Rogers Cup finals during the first set due to back spasms, making Bianca Andreescu the first Canadian in 50 years to win the Rogers Cup.
Defending champion Roger Federer needs to reach the semi-finals of the upcoming BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in order to retain his spot atop of the ATP rankings.
Juan Martin del Potro and Kevin Anderson lead the threat for the Swiss' crown at the BNP Paribas Masters.
Oldest world number one Roger Federer says he did not expect to return to such a high level after missing the final six months of the 2016 season with a knee injury.
Marin Cilic and Grigor Dimitrov will join Rafael Nadal and potentially Andy Murray at the Queen's Club Championships in June, tournament organisers have confirmed.
Juan Martin del Potro beat Federer and Nadal on the way to his first and only Grand Slam title at the 2009 US Open.
The 31-year-old trails his Swiss rival by 600 ranking points ahead of the Sunshine Double starting this week.
The Swiss is now 600 points ahead of Rafael Nadal despite not hitting a ball last week, as the Spanish missed the Mexican Open.
Oldest-ever tennis world number one will take on Jack Sock in a singles exhibition match in addition to teaming up with Bill Gates to face the American and Savannah Guthrie.
Roger Federer decided to give the tournament a miss after making his way to the top of the ATP rankings following his win at the Rotterdam Open.
Evert expects Serena to add to her tally at Wimbledon because the grass court best suits her style of play.
Petchey believes that missing the American hardcourt scene will do Nadal a world of good before the clay season.
Zverev parted ways with Ferrero due to an argument between the two after his loss at the Australian Open.
Federer has now won three of the five Grand Slams following the turn of 2017 since coming back from a knee injury.
Nadal has also pulled out of Indian Wells and Miami scheduled to take place this month aspart of the Sunshine double.
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have dominated the men's singles game for over a decade winning 33 of the last 41 Grand Slams.
Kuznetsova has praised Federer's wife Mirka and his team for being the cornerstone of his success at 36.
Djokovic has not played since losing to Hyeon Chung in the Australian Open fourth round, after which he underwent an elbow surgery.
Federer lost three Grand Slam finals to Djokovic, who was in his prime during the period and was markedly better than the Swiss ace..
Federer is currently unbeaten in 2018 having first won the Australian Open and then followed it up with the title at the Rotterdam Open.
The Spaniard has confirmed his withdrawal from Indian Wells and the Miami Open after suffering a recurrence of a hip injury.
The 20-year-old German feels he has proved he can win a grand slam title in the future with a handful of high-profile wins.
Rafael Nadal, who suffered a hip injury at the 2018 Australian Open, was expected to return to action at the Mexican Open.
Roger Federer has previously tipped Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios as potential future Grand Slam winners.