The men's singles was headlined by World No. 1 Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and David Nalbandian.
On 3 September Roger Federer qualified for the World Tour Finals, after defeating Marin Čilić in the third round at the US Open, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, marking his tenth consecutive year in the finals.
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Group B is led by the French Open champion and 10-time Slam champion Rafael Nadal, and 16-time Slam champion and French Open runner-up Roger Federer.
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The defending champion in singles was world no. 4 Roger Federer, while the defending champions in doubles were Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić.
Roger Federer was the defending champion and confirmed the title, beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 in the final.
A total of 54 athletes were recognized on the gala night, that was held in the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, including ones like multiple World and Olympic champion pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, tennis stars Roger Federer and Justine Henin, basketball player Pau Gasol and fellow Hungarian modern pentathlete Zsuzsanna Vörös.
He describes professional tennis at its pinnacle through an examination of the talent of Roger Federer.
On May 2, 2007 it staged the 'Battle of Surfaces' tennis match which saw Mallorca local and World No. 2 Rafael Nadal take on World No. 1 Roger Federer.
Four Tennis Champions From Two Eras: Roger Federer, James Blake, John McEnroe and Björn Borg.
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Max Mirnyi and Sandon Stolle were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Mirnyi with Roger Federer and Stolle with Joshua Eagle.
David Nalbandian, who prior to the tournament had not even reached the semifinal stage of a tournament in the season, suddenly began playing superlative tennis, repeating Novak Djokovic's feat of the Canada Masters, of beating the world's top three players in three consecutive days, with Nalbandian doing it in order of 2 (Rafael Nadal), 3 (Novak Djokovic) and 1 (Roger Federer).
The men's singles featured World No. 1, Australian Open and Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, French Open winner and Stuttgart titlist Rafael Nadal, and new ATP No. 3 and Miami Masters champion Novak Djokovic.
He lost in straight set to Roger Federer and also lost his second singles match in 2 close sets against Stanislas Wawrinka.
The Clash of Times was a tennis exhibition match between Roger Federer and Pete Sampras which took place on 22 November 2007 at Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam, in Kuala Lumpur as part of Malaysia's 50th anniversary of independence (it was a part of Inaugural Merdeka Tennis Challenge).
In 2003 he advanced to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he lost to Roger Federer, and the MercedesCup, where he defeated Antony Dupuis before being eliminated by Rainer Schüttler.
The first six were consecutive, an achievement which has been unequaled to this day (although the five successive wins of Björn Borg and Roger Federer are considered the 'modern' record because in Renshaw's time the reigning champion had automatic entry to next year's final. Since 1922 the reigning champions have had to play in the main draw, making such feats considerably more difficult).
Other first-rate players who have used the Pro Staff 85 Kevlar during their professional careers include Jimmy Connors, Jim Courier, Stefan Edberg, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Roger Federer, and Mary Pierce.
Roger Federer won two Majors in 2009, the French Open, defeating Robin Söderling in the final, and the Wimbledon Championships with a victory over Andy Roddick.
Mirka Federer, birth name Miroslava Vavrinec, wife and manager of Roger Federer