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Stuttgart Open: Roger Federer regains World No 1 ranking with win over Nick Kyrgios, sets up final against Milos Raonic

Roger Federer staged a 6-7 (2), 6-2, 7-6 (5) comeback on Saturday over Nick Kyrgios to reach the Stuttgart Cup final and take back the world number one ranking.

Miami Open: Roger Federer suffers shock loss to Thanasi Kokkinakis, set to lose World No 1 ranking

Roger Federer suffered a shock 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) defeat to Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis on Saturday that will cost the Swiss his world number one ranking.

PV Sindhu aims for World No 1 ranking, hopes to do well at All England Badminton Championships

Sindhu, who had achieved a career-high global ranking of number 2, had last week said that her dream was to reach the top spot.

Mexican Open: Rafael Nadal unfazed by rankings race, says he's focused on playing tournaments that he likes

"I play this tournament because I like it and, not because I'm trying to be number one in the world," Rafael Nadal said ahead of the Mexico Open in Acapulco.

Rotterdam Open: Roger Federer calls 97th title-winning week as the best of his life as he returns to World No 1

"It's unbelievable to be number one again after all these (six) years -- this is one of the best weeks of my life," Federer said after winning the final.

Rotterdam Open: Roger Federer defeats Grigor Dimitrov in one-sided final to clinch 97th career title

In the Open era, only American Jimmy Connors has won more titles than Swiss master, with 109.

Roger Federer returns to World No 1 to complete one of the most remarkable comebacks in sporting history

After his six-month break, Federer came back to tennis in search of that one more elusive Slam. He has, instead, once again established himself as the best player in the world.

Sofia Open: Stan Wawrinka bows out of tournament after semi-final loss to qualifier Mirza Basic

Wawrinka battled hard in the opening set, but saw Basic take a tie-break on his third set point, before the Swiss threw away a 4-2 lead in the second.

Contrasting decade of men’s and women's tennis: Oligarchy reigning supreme vs the era of anarchy

A predictable result can often be boring, and the underdog story is always refreshing, and that's been the contrast in nature of men’s and women’s tennis over the last 10 years.

Has Kidambi Srikanth’s withdrawal from China Open Superseries Premier cost him the World No 1 position?

Kidambi Srikanth's withdrawl from the China Open did not come as a surprise, though he has revealed that he is only taking a precautionary break, and that he will be back in Hong Kong.