TENNIS

The German feels the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships could be an opportunity for some players without the world number one involved.

Roger Federer is currently on a break after skipping the Dubai Tennis Championships. He will next return at the Indian Wells Masters beginning 8 March.

Roger Federer has won two Olympic medals – a silver in the singles at the London 2012 Games and gold in the men's doubles category at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

While Roger Federer could replicate last year's performance, he is refusing to rule out the possibility of featuring during the clay-court season.

Federer had to miss the second half of the 2016 season due to a knee injury, but has returned to take over the top ranking in men's singles.

Zverev made his way to fourth in the ATP rankings earlier this year but has failed to translate his ascendancy on the courts.

Federer has started 2018 in the same way he did in 2017, winning the Australian Open for the sixth time in his career.

Feliciano Lopez will be the world number two's first opponent since he withdrew from the Australian Open.

Robin Haase lost to Roger Federer in a three-set quarter-final match at the Rotterdam Open, being the only player at the event to win a set against the Swiss legend.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the only ones capable of catching Roger Federer's Grand Slam tally, according to the latter's ex-coach.

Roger Federer is the defending champion at both the Indian Wells and Miami tournaments, but a decision on his participation on the latter is likely to be made later.

World number one Roger Federer has revealed what he really wants his tennis legacy to be remembered for.

Bjorn Borg has won Wimbledon five times and claimed six French Open titles among 64 total career titles.

Rafael Nadal is fit and ready for the Mexican Open, but is not looking to compete with Roger Federer over the world number one ranking as he makes his return.

Roger Federer loves frequenting Italian, Indian and Japanese restaurants, while fonduta and raclette are his favourite dishes.

Salah Tahlak expects Roger Federer to last two more years, while Rafael Nadal will also follow suit to allow the new generation to prosper.

Federer has won his 20th Grand Slam at Melbourne last month, winning the Australian Open for the sixth time in his career.

Roger Federer's ex-coach Stefan Edberg looks back at his losing run against Rafael Nadal and the changes he made to his game to turn it around.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were part of Team Europe as they took on Team World in the Laver Cup in September last year.

The Swiss ace has been a regular at Dubai, winning the title seven times in his career but cited family as a reason to opt out this year.

Ljubicic joined Federer's coaching team at the start of the 2016 season and since his arrival the Swiss ace has won nine titles including three majors.

Roger Federer has decided to skip the Dubai Tennis Championships starting on 26 February and will next return to action at the Indian Wells Masters.

Rafael Nadal will parner up fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreño Busta as he returns to doubles action at Indian Wells in March.

The 36-year-old will take time out from the sport to spend time with his wife Mirka and their two sets of twins.

Marseille Open tournament director Jean-Francois Caujolle has likened Australia's Nick Kyrgios to a young Roger Federer.

Roger Federer currently has 97 singles titles and is second on the all-time list behind Jimmy Connors, who has 109 titles.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel joined Norwich City from Sporting in 2013 and struggled to impress during his three-year spell in England.

The Swiss world number one has until 12pm EST [5pm GMT] to decide whether to play his third tournament of 2018.

Federer became the oldest player in the game to claim the number one title when he reached the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open.