As for his net-rush gold rush, Federer did say that he talked to Stefan Edberg about coming in more beforehand, but that it was still a kind of “wait and see” situation. As with anything in tennis, it’s not as simple as just doing whatever you want to do out there.

— -- NEW YORK -- Roger Federer is notoriously fussy, a perfectionist who likes things just so. Put him in the vacuum of an indoor court in Europe, against anyone ranked outside the top 20, and the Swiss champion is going to win virtually every time.

Roger Federer has already been through a "serving contest" at Wimbledon this year. It's probably nothing compared with what's coming next. Federer used the term after his fourth-round match, which included two tiebreakers and only one break of serve.

BRISBANE, Australia -- Roger Federer turned the Brisbane International final into a grand occasion Sunday, beating the up-and-coming Milos Raonic in three see-sawing sets to register his 1,000th career match win. It's a grand number for a 17-time Grand ...