Roger Federer

Roger Federer will take on Juan Martin Del Potro in the final of the Basel Open where a win would take him closer to catching current world number one Rafael Nadal in the rankings.

Nadal has confirmed that he will return to action at the Paris Masters after skipping the Swiss Indoors in Basel owing to a knee injury.

Federer has admitted that he could skip the Paris Masters to remain healthy to challenge for the title at the ATP Finals in London.

Federer made it to the quarter-finals with a straight-sets win over Benoit Paire at the Swiss Indoors and will face Mannarino for a place in the semi-finals.

The Red Devils were named the fourth-most valuable team brand across all sports at £564m and were one of only three football clubs in the top 10.

Andy Murray's ex-coach Mark Petchey believes there are a number of reasons for Roger Federer's dominance over Rafael Nadal in 2017.

Roger Federer has lost just four times in 48 matches in 2017 while winning six of the 10 events he has entered.

Young Canadian prospect Denis Shapovalov is happy to be compared with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as he details his long-term goals in tennis.

Roger Federer has beaten Rafael Nadal on all four occasions in 2017 to make it five straight wins over his long-time rival.

Federer does not believe he has set a trend that sees many a top player taking lengthy injury breaks in order to emulate the Swiss star's successful 2017 campaign.

Federer is not focused on chasing Nadal's number one ranking going into the final stretch of the season, but is keen on winning the Basel event and the ATP Finals in London.

Roger Federer could be set to regain his spot over Novak Djokovic as the top prize earner in tennis, should he win any of the next three events.

Andy Murray will play an exhibition match against Roger Federer in November before making his competitive comeback in January next year.

Former French Open finalist Henri Leconte has praised the career resurgences of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as he reveals the changes they made to be successful in 2017.

A look at how Roger Federer can overtake Rafael Nadal in the ATP tennis rankings and end the year as the new world number one.

Federer congratulated his long time rival on the first anniversary of the Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy that opened in Mallorca last year.

Toni Nadal believes Rafael Nadal can challenge Roger Federer's status as the best player of all time if he keeps winning Grand Slams.

Roger Federer wants to ensure that he remains fit to challenge for all the major titles in order to stop Nadal overtaking him, says Rusedski.

Roger Federer has revealed four things that must go right for him in his life in order to keep playing tennis while acknowledging that retirement is on the horizon.

Novak Djokovic is looking forward to getting back to winning ways when he makes his comeback from injury in 2018.

Nadal will not play in the Swiss Indoors after picking up a knee injury handing Federer a chance to lessen the points deficit their race for the year-end number one ranking.

Roger Federer is wary of Juan Martin del Potro and Stan Wawrinka, says former Great Britain tennis star Greg Rusedski.

Roger Federer still has a chance to finish the year as the world number one after beating Nadal in the final of the Shanghai Masters.

Former British number one Greg Rusedski believes had Roger Federer not been injured in Montreal, he would probably be leading the race for world number one over Rafael Nadal.

Federer is now the only man who can prevent Nadal from finishing the year as the world's number one on the ATP rankings.

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will face each other for the fourth time this calendar year as they meet in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday (15 October).

Federer and Nadal booked their places in the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters with wins over Richard Gasquet and Grigor Dimitrov respectively.

Ex-coach Mark Petchey says the competition from Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka has made Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer even better players.

Federer is fresher than the other players going into the final weeks of the 2017 season after taking a nine-week mid-season break.

Former French Open champion Yannick Noah believes the future stars of tennis will be hoping for Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to retire so that they can start to win more titles.