Florian Mayer

Halle Open: Roger Federer breezes into quarters with straight-sets victory over Mischa Zverev

Roger Federer next faces 2016 Halle champion Florian Mayer for a place in the semi-finals.

Australian Open 2017: Rafael Nadal says he's 'going to fight' to scale rankings after 1st round win

The 14-time Grand Slam champion Nadal is irked to be ranked at nine after occupying a total of 141 weeks at world number one during his storied playing career.

Australian Open 2017: Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Milos Raonic power into 2nd round

Rafael Nadal powered into the second round of the Australian Open with a commanding straight-sets win over Germany's Florian Mayer on Tuesday.

Australian Open 2017: Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic's tough matches headline Day 2

Not much room for error: six-time Australian Open champions Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic face tougher-than expected first-round matches

Shanghai Masters: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga returns from injury with win, Alexander Zverev beats John Isner

The week in tennis: World No. 192 Florian Mayer wins Halle title; Madison Keys lifts Birmingham trophy

Roger Federer reaches Stuttgart last-eight, grabs new record with 1072 match wins

Federer to face Djokovic in Wimbledon semifinal

Federer has a 14-12 edge against Djokovic, who is ranked No 1. They've met in Grand Slam semifinals five times in the past two years.