How exactly does it feel to hit a serve at 150 m.p.h.? Gerardo Valero, MEXICO CITY It's better hitting it than having someone hit it against you. But I'll take a slow one that wins me the point as opposed to a faster one that doesn't. You definitely had your chances of winning against Roger Federer at this year's Wimbledon final. What do you think are the things that cost you the match Andrea Kim NORTHBROOK, ILL. I ...

Former world number one, Rafael Nadal, has exclusively told CNN his levels of fitness ahead of the U.S. Open are "better than expected," boosting his chances of becoming only the seventh man in history to win a career grand slam with victory at Flushing Meadows. The Spaniard, who dropped to third-best in the world after being sidelined for over two months with a knee injury, said he was pleased with his physical preparation for the major that starts on ...

Roger Federer sent out an ominous message to his rivals by claiming the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati with a straight sets demolition of Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday. Federer was playing his second tournament since returning to the ATP Tour circuit after becoming the father of twin girls and was back to his peerless best ahead of the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadow next week. The Swiss maestro swept aside world number two Andy Murray in straight ...

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both crashed out of the Montreal Masters at on Friday night as the world's top eight contested the quarte-finals at the same event for the first time in tennis history. But number one Federer and second-ranked Nadal both flunked their lines, admittedly returning to tournament action after layoffs. Federer, who has not played since winning Wimbledon after becoming the father of twin girls, let a 5-1 lead in the final set slip as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ...

Tennis superstar Roger Federer is the "proud father" of twin girls after his wife Mirka gave birth overnight to Charlene Riva and Myla Rose. The world number one broke the news on his personal Web site www.rogerfederer.com and his Facebook page. "I have some exciting news to share with you," he said. "Late last night, in Switzerland, Mirka and I became proud parents of twin girls." Federer, who won a record 15th grand slam title at Wimbledon earlier this month ...

Roger Federer has exclusively told CNN that he was so excited after his historic Wimbledon victory over Andy Roddick, that he could not sleep on Sunday night. Federer's sixth Wimbledon title in seven years gave him his 15th grand slam victory -- surpassing the watching Pete Sampras' record of 14 -- and thr Swiss has admitted he still cannot believe he has been able to achieve such an histhoric feat. "It's going to take some time to digest what I've ...

Five-times champion Roger Federer is through to his seventh successive Wimbledon final after a comfortable straight sets Center Court victory over German veteran Tommy Haas on Friday. Second seed Federer eased to a 7-6 7-5 6-3 success, meaning he will contest a 20th grand slam final as he attempts to claim a new record 15 grand slam wins. The world number two put on a magnificent show of serving against his 31-year-old opponent -- not giving up one ...

Second seed Roger Federer is through to the last 16 of the men's singles at Wimbledon, despite dropping a set on his way to a Centre Court victory over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber. The Swiss, bidding for his sixth success at the grass-court grand slam, set-up a fourth round clash with Sweden's Robin Soderling -- his victim in last month's French Open final -- with a 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-1 win over the 27th seed. Federer, who now has the whole ...

World number two Roger Federer set down an ominous marker for his opponents at Wimbledon by easing to a 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 straight sets victory against Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

Roger Federer began his quest for a sixth Wimbledon title and record 15th grand slam with a straight sets win over Yen-hsun Lu of Taiwan. The Swiss maestro survived going a break down in the opening set to win 7-5 6-3 6-2 in one hour 44 minutes on Monday. He had been accorded the honor of opening on Centre Court after his arch-rival and defending men's singles champion Rafael Nadal pulled out through injury. The world number two did not ...