Players · 18 dispatches
Roger Federer
All dispatches about Roger Federer. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Kouame, 17, beats Sonego in Lyon, coached by Gasquet: Monique thinks of the garage wall
Invited to the ATP 250 in Lyon, Moïse Kouame, 17, beat Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(2), 6-4. He is the third-youngest match winner in the tournament’s history, behind his own coach Richard Gasquet and…
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Berdych shushes Madrid after beating Nadal, a gesture now twenty years old
On 20 October 2006, in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters 1000, Tomas Berdych beat Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 and went 3-1 up in their head-to-head. He had celebrated match point by…
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Bublik and Nakashima already knew it all about each other: Monique thinks of her aunt
Two weeks after the Laver Cup in London, where Team World lost, Alexander Bublik played Brandon Nakashima and told him they already knew everything about each other. He also tells Championat that…
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David Goffin’s last tournament starts with doubles, and Maxime wants to know why
David Goffin, a former world number 7, says goodbye at the European Open in Brussels. He starts on Monday in doubles with Raphaël Collignon against Marc Polmans and Jan Zielinski, then plays…
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Davidovich Fokina celebrates Shanghai with Federer: the C30.4 compares her bar photo
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat his young compatriot Rafael Jódar in the final of the Shanghai Masters 1000. He posted a photo of the celebration with his team, champagne in hand, with Roger…
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Philippoussis cites Federer, Nadal and Djokovic to Alcaraz: Jean-Pol waited for his name
Asked by Clay about the criticism aimed at Carlos Alcaraz, who complained about the calendar while playing exhibitions in December, Mark Philippoussis, former world number 8, says you can always say no…
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McEnroe can’t understand why Nadal never broke a racket, and neither can Maxime
Guest on the Spanish radio show El Larguero, John McEnroe said he does not understand how Rafael Nadal never broke a racket in his career. He named Roger Federer and Carlos Alcaraz,…
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Bublik sold on the Laver Cup after playing it, the C30.4 waits her turn
Alexander Bublik, world No. 20, played his first Laver Cup in London, called up by Roger Federer and Andre Agassi. In Beijing, he said he had completely changed his mind about an…
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Pellegrino puts Sinner with Federer and Nadal, Jean-Pol saw it from his living room
On 1 October 2026, on a podcast, Andrea Pellegrino, world No. 145, looked back on his last-16 loss to Jannik Sinner at the Rome Masters 1000 in May. He puts his compatriot…
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Mouratoglou finds Laver Cup scoring too traditional, Maxime was looking for the 45
In an Instagram post, Patrick Mouratoglou, creator of the UTS, said the Laver Cup’s scoring system should be “completely rethought”, though he calls the format “great” overall.
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Kyrgios faults Federer for not creating short balls, Maxime investigates
On Instagram, Nick Kyrgios answered a fan by listing the strengths and weaknesses of the Big 3. For Roger Federer, he cites a backhand that sits too high and an inability to…
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De Minaur calls it a coin flip against Zverev, Jean-Pol tossed the coin himself
Beating Alexander Zverev 2-6, 7-6, 11-9 on Saturday at the Laver Cup, Alex De Minaur claimed his second straight win over the German in the competition, before calling the format “a bit…