Rafael Nadal entered the 12th French Open final for the third time in a row after defeating a straight-set win over arch-rival Roger Federer on Friday.

Greece's promising tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday secured a seat in the Australian Open quarterfinals, having upset the two-time defending champion Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-7(11-13), 7-6(7-3), 7-5, 7-6(7-5).

Shocking Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, Alexander Zverev won the precious ATP finals trophy on Sunday.

Second seed Roger Federer started his US Open appearance with an overwhelming 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka to enter the second round.

Spain's Rafael Nadal maintained the no. 1 spot in the men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday with 10,040 points, ahead of Switzerland's Roger Federer.

South Africa's Kevin Anderson pulled off a stunning come-from-behind 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11 upset victory over Swiss defending champion Roger Federer here on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon tennis championships for the first time.

Swiss great Roger Federer scrapped his way to a 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 victory over Australia's Matthew Ebden and booked a berth in the semi-finals of the Gerry Weber Open, a Wimbledon tune-up event.

Roger Federer saved two match points to avoid an upset against France's Benoit Paire and reach the quarter-finals of the Halle Open.

World No.1 Rafael Nadal said on Friday that the absence of Switzerland's Roger Federer from French Open did not detract from what could become his 11th title at Roland Garros.

Swiss tennis icon Roger Federer won his fifth and sixth Laureus statuettes, becoming the most decorated Laureus winner in history at the 2018 awards ceremony in Monaco on Tuesday.