The comeback of Roger Federer keeps getting pushed back.

Weeks ago, Darren Cahill let it be known that he thought Federer would be back for the Australian Open. Cahill later clarified stating he wasn’t sure.

Then in the last few days coach Ivan Ljubicic said the Australian Open was not a real possibility.

Now, Federer himself says he’s targeting a return next summer at the very earliest.

In an interview with …

The final match of the 2021 WTA regular season will pit Garbine Muguruza against the hot-handed Anett Kontaveit, with the victor earning their first WTA Finals title today in Guadalajara. And for Kontaveit, it would be her biggest career win.

Playing in her first WTA Finals, the Estonian Kontaveit got the better of Maria Sakkari last night in the semifinals with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win.

“I still can’t quite believe that …

Daniil Medvedev won his 7th straight match at the ATP Finals edging out rival Alexander Zverev in a thriller 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-6(6).

Medvedev rolled in the opener, breaking Zverev to start the match. In the second set, the match was even until the breaker when Medvedev was called for a foot fault at 1-2. The review confirmed and Medvedev was not pleased, and crowd let him have it.

Zverev took advantage of …

According coach Ivan Ljubicic, Roger Federer’s chances are not great of playing the Australian Open. The Swiss who has undergone two surgeries on his right knee, has given little update on his status on his comeback. But his coach, Ljubicic, did provide some information.

“I think there are very few chances, he is still recovering and knowing him, he wants to be sure he can play to win the tournament and …

Following his opening match win over Casper Ruud yesterday at the ATP Finals in Turin, Novak Djokovic collected his record-breaking seventh year-end No. 1 trophy.

The Serb, who just fell three sets short of a Calendar Grand Slam, won three Slams and also recently won Paris to clinch the top ranking.

“Feels amazing, and obviously feels even better when you win a match and you get your hands on that trophy that …

The round robin stage of the WTA Finals came to an end Monday night in Guadalajara. With just one spot remaining in the semifinal knockout round, it came down to either Maria Sakkari or Aryna Sabalenka.

In the end, it was Sakkari securing the final berth, beating the Belarussian 7-6(1), 6-7(6), 6-3.

“Obviously my season is not finished yet, but this tournament has been very successful after today’s win,” the 26-year-old …

Novak Djokovic opened his 2021 ATP Finals campaign in impressive fashion cruising past debutant Casper Ruud 7-6(4), 6-2.

Djokovic, who is seeking a record-tying 6th ATP Finals title, stumbled early getting broken in his first game but then rolled on serve, breaking the Norwegian early in the second.

“I recovered from that fall on that break point in that first game,” Djokovic said on court of his tumble. “It was very strange. …

The last four at the WTA Finals is taking shape. Yesterday, Garbine Muguruza qualified for the semifinals with a big win over the red-hot Anett Kontaveit, topping the Estonian 6-4, 6-4.

Kontaveit had won her last 12 matches and 28 of her last 30, but the Spaniard, who needed to win to stay alive in the event, had the motivation and ultimately the game.

“Today was a match that was kind …

The ATP Finals made its debut in Turin, Italy today, but it wasn’t a good day for the home fans.

Italian favorite Matteo Berrettini had to retire to Alexander Zverev after dropping the first set 7-6(7) and going down 1-0 in the second due to a left oblique issue.

In his first appearance at the ATP Finals, Berrettini led the German 5-3 in the first set breaker.

“The atmosphere was one of the …

Aryna Sabalenka kept her WTA Finals hopes alive Saturday with a thrilling 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over 2020 French champion Iga Swiatek.

In a virtual elimination match between two players making their WTA Finals debut, Swiatek rolled the Belarussian early in this Chichen Itza group battle.

This time, Sabalenka stormed back to take the second taking the last five games, then went up a break 2-1 in the third before getting …

Carlos Alcaraz added his name to the list of ATP NextGen champions. Today, the 18-year-old Spaniard cruised past Sebastian Korda in the final in straight sets 4-3(5), 4-2, 4-2.

“It is amazing,” Alcaraz told the crowd. “To be able to win this tournament means a lot to me. I am so excited right now and emotional. I was very, very nervous at the start. I had to be calm to save …

Tommy Paul had the week of his life in Sweden closing out Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to claim the Stockholm Open and win his first career ATP title.

Playing in his first tour final, the 24-year-old Paul used his legs and backhand to finally break through Shapovalov for 5-4 in the third, and then calmly served it out.

Paul had a remarkable run in Stockholm with consecutive upset wins over Taylor …

On a rare all-North American semifinal day in Stockholm, Denis Shapovalov and Tommy Paul emerged victorious to reach the ATP regular season title match of the year.

Shapovalov, the No. 3 seed and 2019, knocked out good friend and countryman Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-5 to reach his fourth career ATP final, and second in Stockholm after winning in 2019.

Auger-Aliassime had won both meetings this year, but the lefty turned the tables, …

The title match at the NextGen under-22 finals in Milan is set and it will match American Sebastian Korda against Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.

Today in the semifinals, Korda topped his countryman Brandon Nakashima 4-3(3), 2-4, 1-4, 4-2, 4-2 in the alternate short-set format. Alcaraz got past Argentina’s Sebastian Baez 4-2, 4-1, 4-2.

“It was a good match,” Korda said of the win. “I took my chances when I had them, especially on …

Anett Kontaveit continued her sparkling second-half of 2021. The 25-year-old hammered Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-0 to reach the semifinals at the year-end WTA event in Guadalajara this afternoon.

The Estonian becomes the first player to reach the semifinal knockout stage. She’s assured of a top 2 finish in the Teotihuacan group.

“Of course, very thrilled to be in the semifinals,” Kontaveit said. “I thought I played a very good match. I think …