It had been 405 days since Roger Federer had played a competitive tennis match, yet he made it look as though it had been no more than 405 hours. In his much-hyped comeback at the Qatar Open, the

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Roger Federer

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The Times

Roger Federer quick to get back into the groove on return as he sees off Dan Evans at Qatar Open

In mid-March alarms went off again in the tennis universe. Roger Federer, 39, decided not to compete in the Montercalo Masters 1,000, which opens the clay court season - it will be held from April 11 to 18. It was the umpteenth postponement of the return to the slopes that the Swiss star has executed since the course began.

'You can't compare Roger Federer to too many people', says former star

Novak Djokovic's father hit the headlines earlier this month for comments he made about Roger Federer.

Novak Djokovic

ATP Tour

Daily Express

Novak Djokovic 'stands by' his father amid controversial remarks on Roger Federer

Staged at the Tennis Club de Genève at Parc des Eaux-Vives, the oldest and largest tennis club in Switzerland, the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open returned to the ATP calendar in 2015, with the previous editions staged between 1980-1991. Bjorn Borg, Mats Wilander and Thomas Muster have all won the title there before that absence, and it was Thomas Bellucci who claimed the first event on the return in 2015.

Switzerland

'Roger Federer playing Geneva would be incredible,' say organizers

It is one of the beautiful surprises of this 2021, but already in 2020 we had admired glimpses of his talent. Lorenzo Musetti surprises week after week and in the last month we have seen his great progress: the young blue, who turned 19 just a few weeks ago, reached the semifinal at the ATP 500 in Acapulco and also performed well at the Masters 1000 in Miami.

'Roger Federer is my idol, Wimbledon is my...', says young ATP ace

Roger Federer was the player with the most triumphs on the Tour in the first couple of months of 2003, winning titles in Marseille and Dubai and reaching the Australian Open fourth round. The Swiss didn't enjoy the best runs in Indian Wells and Miami, losing tight encounters against Gustavo Kuerten and Alberto Costa.

Marseille

Roger Federer - 'The last two weeks have given me a lot of confidence'

Roger Federer turns 40 in August, and he is still eager to extend his career after two knee surgeries and his longest break from tennis in 2020. Roger had not played between the Australian Open of the year last and the Doha tournament of last March, but he rather worked hard after those two surgeries to feel ready to make another effort, in order to win some notable titles.

Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer: 'Many think that Rafael Nadal could not have played with...'

During his career Fabio Fognini has taken away various satisfactions and has reached a level of great prestige. He reached the Top Ten and won a Masters 1000, right here in Monte Carlo two years ago, achieved excellent results and defeated on clay a legend on this surface like Rafael Nadal.

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