https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Roger Federer racked up his 100th match win at Wimbledon on Wednesday as he reached his 13th semifinal at the All England Club and a duel with old rival Rafael Nadal. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190711/federer-pockets-100th-win-at-wimbledon Thu, 11 Jul 2019 11:49:31 +0200 federer-pockets-100th-win-at-wimbledon Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer said on Saturday that he is still unsure of what he will do when his playing days are finally up. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190623/federer-some-players-need-a-plan-for-after-tennis-but-i-dont Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:02:33 +0200 federer-some-players-need-a-plan-for-after-tennis-but-i-dont Spain's Rafael Nadal beat Switzerland's Roger Federer at Roland Garros on Friday to reach his 12th French Open final. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190607/breaking-switzerlands-federer-loses-out-to-nadal-in-french-open-semi-final Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:36:26 +0200 breaking-switzerlands-federer-loses-out-to-nadal-in-french-open-semi-final Roger Federer extended his dominance of Stan Wawrinka on Tuesday, beating his friend and fellow Swiss 6-3, 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the ATP Indian Wells Masters. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190313/roger-federer-wins-swiss-battle-to-make-fourth-round-at-indian-wells-tennis-wawrinka Wed, 13 Mar 2019 10:13:41 +0100 roger-federer-wins-swiss-battle-to-make-fourth-round-at-indian-wells-tennis-wawrinka Roger Federer ensured Switzerland would have the chance to defend their Hopman Cup title with a straight-sets win over Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas at the mixed teams tournament in Perth Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190103/federer-takes-swiss-into-hopman-cup-final-2019 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:21:42 +0100 federer-takes-swiss-into-hopman-cup-final-2019 Roger Federer said Thursday he was fired up after an intense off-season and ready for another "crazy good" year, starting with his Australian Open title defence next month. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181227/fired-up-roger-federer-hoping-for-another-crazy-good-season-tennis-serena-williams Thu, 27 Dec 2018 11:18:09 +0100 fired-up-roger-federer-hoping-for-another-crazy-good-season-tennis-serena-williams Roger Federer won his 17th consecutive match at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday, dispatching Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181026/roger-federer-dispatches-jan-lennard-struff-to-reach-swiss-indoors-quarter-finals Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:57:48 +0200 roger-federer-dispatches-jan-lennard-struff-to-reach-swiss-indoors-quarter-finals Roger Federer admitted that he was lacking "punch" after he was turfed out of the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Saturday by 13th-seeded Borna Coric. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181015/federer-admits-lacking-punch-after-shanghai-masters-defeat-to-corin Mon, 15 Oct 2018 11:57:22 +0200 federer-admits-lacking-punch-after-shanghai-masters-defeat-to-corin Roger Federer said that he did not want to lose in front of his young family as he was pushed all the way for the second match in a row at the Shanghai Masters on October 11th. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181012/swiss-star-federer-battles-into-quarters-at-the-shanghai-masters Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:15:45 +0200 swiss-star-federer-battles-into-quarters-at-the-shanghai-masters Roger Federer warned Novak Djokovic and his other Shanghai Masters rivals that he is in prime condition even as another long season approaches its climax. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181010/swiss-tennis-star-federer-warns-rivals-he-is-ready-for-shanghai-masters-title-defence Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:23:56 +0200 swiss-tennis-star-federer-warns-rivals-he-is-ready-for-shanghai-masters-title-defence Roger Federer could find himself up against Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals of the US Open, where Serena and Venus Williams could meet in a third-round blockbuster. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180824/five-time-swiss-champ-federer-could-meet-djokovic-in-us-open-quarter-finals Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:47:16 +0200 five-time-swiss-champ-federer-could-meet-djokovic-in-us-open-quarter-finals Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has pulled out of next month's ATP Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto due to scheduling concerns. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180724/swiss-tennis-star-federer-withdraws-from-rogers-cup Tue, 24 Jul 2018 11:04:48 +0200 swiss-tennis-star-federer-withdraws-from-rogers-cup Roger Federer says even though he reclaimed the No. 1 ranking and captured his 20th career Grand Slam title in January he still has plenty to prove on the ATP Tour. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180309/federer-still-feels-the-pressure-despite-reclaiming-number-one-ranking Fri, 09 Mar 2018 09:42:06 +0100 federer-still-feels-the-pressure-despite-reclaiming-number-one-ranking Roger Federer became the oldest world number one on Friday when the 20-time Grand Slam title winner reached the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180217/top-of-the-world-federer-36-becomes-oldest-number-one Sat, 17 Feb 2018 06:35:53 +0100 top-of-the-world-federer-36-becomes-oldest-number-one Roger Federer continued to rewrite his remarkable script with what was previously thought an unattainable 20th Grand Slam title on Sunday, and he appears to have no plans to slow down any time soon. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180128/onwards-and-upwards-for-mighty-federer-after-slam-20 Sun, 28 Jan 2018 17:05:55 +0100 onwards-and-upwards-for-mighty-federer-after-slam-20 A tearful Roger Federer powered home to beat Marin Cilic in five riveting sets to win his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180128/tearful-federer-wins-australian-open-for-20th-slam-title Sun, 28 Jan 2018 14:38:09 +0100 tearful-federer-wins-australian-open-for-20th-slam-title Defending champion Roger Federer strolled into the Australian Open final in a bitter-sweet win after Chung Hyeon retired injured in their semi-final on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180126/federer-into-open-final-as-chung-retires-injured Fri, 26 Jan 2018 12:36:22 +0100 federer-into-open-final-as-chung-retires-injured Defending champion Roger Federer swept into a record 14th Australian Open semifinal with an immaculate straight sets win over long-time rival Tomas Berdych on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180124/federer-sweeps-into-melbourne-semifinal Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:46:48 +0100 federer-sweeps-into-melbourne-semifinal Defending champion Roger Federer charged into his 14th Australian Open quarterfinal with a straightforward win over Hungary's Marton Fucsovics on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180122/federer-powers-into-quarterfinal-down-under Mon, 22 Jan 2018 09:32:40 +0100 federer-powers-into-quarterfinal-down-under Roger Federer says it's time for his fellow professional players to rally and seek greater prize money from the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180119/federer-joins-calls-for-greater-slam-prize-money Fri, 19 Jan 2018 10:06:56 +0100 federer-joins-calls-for-greater-slam-prize-money