2016 Roger Federer tennis season

2016 Roger Federer tennis season
Singles
Name	Roger Federer
Country	Switzerland
Calendar prize money	$1,527,269
Season record	21–7 (75%)
Calendar titles	0
Current ranking	No. 16
Ranking change from previous year	13
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	SF
French Open	A
Wimbledon	SF
US Open	A
Other tournaments
Doubles
Season record	0–0
Current ranking	Unranked
Mixed Doubles
Season record	0–0
Last updated on: 11 November 2016.

Main article: Roger Federer

The 2016 Roger Federer tennis season officially commenced on 3 January 2016 with the start of the 2016 Brisbane International. His last match of the year was at the semifinals at Wimbledon. On July 26, he announced that he will not play anymore for the rest of the season due to a knee injury.^[1]

Year summary

Australian Open and early hard court season

Brisbane International

Federer opened his season at the Brisbane International for the third consecutive year after winning the title in 2015. He received a bye as the top seed in the first round. Though suffering with the flu, in the second round he beat Tobias Kamke in straight sets.^[2] He next defeated Grigor Dimitrov in three sets.^[3] In the semifinals, he beat Dominic Thiem in straight sets to advance to his third consecutive final at the tournament. He faced Milos Raonic in a repeat of last year's final and lost in straight sets. Due to contracting the flu, Federer's performance was hindered throughout the tournament.^[4]

Australian Open

Federer entered the Australian Open as the third seed. He defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili and Alexandr Dolgopolov, both in straight sets to advance to the third round where he beat Grigor Dimitrov in four sets. The win gave Federer his 300th match win at a Grand Slam, becoming the first man in the Open Era to reach the milestone. It also put him second overall behind Martina Navratilova who won 306 matches.^[5] He reached the quarterfinals with an easy straights set win over David Goffin in the fourth round. He then defeated Tomáš Berdych in straight sets to advance to his twelfth Australian Open semifinal where he faced Novak Djokovic in their first match of the year and their 45th meeting overall. Federer lost the match in four sets. The loss put Djokovic ahead in their rivalry for the first time.

Knee injury

The day after his loss to Djokovic, Federer sustained a knee injury. In early February he underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus, and missed both the tournaments in Rotterdam and Dubai in February.^[6] Later in the month Federer announced he would miss the tournament in Indian Wells.^[7] In March, it was confirmed that Federer would make his return at the Miami Open.^[8]

Miami Open

Federer withdrew after a first round bye due to contracting a stomach virus, thus prolonging his time on the sidelines.

Spring clay court season and French Open

Monte-Carlo Masters

Federer returned after a ten-week hiatus in Monte Carlo. He received a first round bye and won his first match since January by beating Guillermo García-López to advance to the third round. He then beat Roberto Bautista Agut to advance to the quarterfinals where he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three sets despite being two points away from the win.

Madrid Open

It was announced that Federer would be returning to Madrid, Spain to compete in the Madrid Open, but he withdrew from the tournament citing back problems.

Italian Open

Upon pulling out of Madrid, Federer confirmed that he would participate in the Italian Open. Federer stated that he almost withdrew prior to his opening round due to lingering fitness issues. However, after his Wednesday morning practice he decided to play and beat rising teenage star Alexander Zverev in straight sets. At the last minute, Federer decided to play his 3rd round match against Dominic Thiem, but was beaten in straight sets as the back injury continued to hamper his speed and movement. It cast further doubt on Federer's participation in the upcoming French Open.

French Open

After a disappointing start to the season due to injury, Federer decided to withdraw from the French Open not wanting to further aggravate his recent back injury before the start of the grass season. This ended his all-time record run of 65 consecutive appearances in grand slams, dating back to the 2000 Australian Open.

Grass court season and Wimbledon

Stuttgart Open

Federer took advantage of the expanded grass season, first instituted in 2015, by playing the newly minted grass court tournament in Stuttgart. He defeated young American Taylor Fritz in a rainy match played over two days. In the quarterfinals he defeated German veteran Florian Mayer in straight sets. In the semifinals he fell to Dominic Thiem after holding two match points in the second set tiebreaker; this was the second time in his career that he had lost a grass-court match after having a match point.

Halle Open

Federer entered Halle as the eight-time champion and the three-time defending champion. He defeated Jan-Lennard Struff, Malek Jaziri, and David Goffin to reach the semifinals without the loss of a set. There he lost to 19-year-old Alexander Zverev Jr. in three sets. This marked the first time since 2002 that Federer had been defeated before the final in Halle.

Wimbledon

Federer began the tournament by defeating Guido Pella, home favorite Marcus Willis, Daniel Evans, and Steve Johnson, all in straight sets. In the quarterfinals he came back from a two-set deficit to win against Marin Čilić in five sets to advance to the semifinals, saving three match points. He lost the semi-final to Milos Raonic in 5 sets.

Out for rest of season

On July 26, Federer announced that he would not play anymore in 2016, due to a knee injury, therefore not being able to defend his titles at Cincinnati and Basel and runner up position at the 2016 US Open. As a result, Federer will drop out of the top 5 for the first time since March 2014.^[9]^[10] Federer's ranking will also drop out of the top 10 for the first time since 2002, ending a streak of 14 years. This will also be the first time that Federer does not win a title since 2000. Federer plans to make his return at the Hopman Cup from 1–6 January 2017.

All matches

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	R#	RR	Q#	A	P	Z#	PO	G	F-S	SF-B	NMS	NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (Seed or Key)	Rank	Result	Score
Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia ATP World Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 4 – 11 January 2016
	–	1R	Bye
	1 / 1298	2R	Tobias Kamke (Q)	277	Win	6–2, 6–1
	2 / 1299	QF	Grigor Dimitrov	28	Win	6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–4
	3 / 1300	SF	Dominic Thiem (8)	20	Win	6–1, 6–4
	4 / 1301	F	Milos Raonic (4)	14	Loss (1)	4–6, 4–6

Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 18–31 January 2016
	5 / 1302	1R	Nikoloz Basilashvili	118	Win	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
	6 / 1303	2R	Alexandr Dolgopolov	35	Win	6–3, 7–5, 6–1
	7 / 1304	3R	Grigor Dimitrov (27)	28	Win	6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
	8 / 1305	4R	David Goffin (15)	16	Win	6–2, 6–1, 6–4
	9 / 1306	QF	Tomas Berdych (6)	6	Win	7–6^(7–4), 6–2, 6–4
	10 / 1307	SF	Novak Djokovic (1)	1	Loss	1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6

Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 11 – 17 April 2016
	–	1R	Bye
	11 / 1308	2R	Guillermo García-López	38	Win	6–3, 6–4
	12 / 1309	3R	Roberto Bautista Agut (14)	17	Win	6–2, 6–4
	13 / 1310	QF	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (8)	9	Loss	6–3, 2–6, 5–7

Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 9 – 15 May 2016
	–	1R	Bye
	14 / 1311	2R	Alexander Zverev	44	Win	6–3, 7–5
	15 / 1312	3R	Dominic Thiem (13)	15	Loss	6–7^(2–7), 4–6

Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany ATP World Tour 250 Grass, outdoor 6 – 12 June 2016
	–	1R	Bye
	16 / 1313	2R	Taylor Fritz	65	Win	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
	17 / 1314	QF	Florian Mayer (Q)	226	Win	7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–1)
	18 / 1315	SF	Dominic Thiem (3)	7	Loss	6–3, 6–7^(7–9), 4–6

Halle Open Halle, Germany ATP World Tour 500 Grass, outdoor 12 – 21 June 2016
	19 / 1316	1R	Jan-Lennard Struff	88	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)
	20 / 1317	2R	Malek Jaziri	64	Win	6–3, 7–5
	21 / 1318	QF	David Goffin (5)	11	Win	6–1, 7–6^(12–10)
	22 / 1319	SF	Alexander Zverev	38	Loss	6–7^(4–7), 7–5, 3–6

Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 27 June – 10 July 2016
	23 / 1320	1R	Guido Pella	52	Win	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–3), 6–3
	24 / 1321	2R	Marcus Willis (Q)	772	Win	6–0, 6–3, 6–4
	25 / 1322	3R	Daniel Evans	91	Win	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
	26 / 1323	4R	Steve Johnson	29	Win	6–2, 6–3, 7–5
	27 / 1324	QF	Marin Čilić (9)	13	Win	6–7^(4–7), 4–6, 6–3, 7–6^(11–9), 6–3
	28 / 1325	SF	Milos Raonic (6)	7	Loss	3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4, 5–7, 3–6

Schedule

Per Roger Federer, this is his current 2016 schedule (subject to change).^[11]

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Outcome
4 January 2016– 10 January 2016	Brisbane International	Brisbane (AUS)	ATP World Tour 250	Hard	W	250	150	Final (lost to Milos Raonic, 4–6, 4–6)
18 January 2016– 31 January 2016	Australian Open	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Hard	3R	90	720	Semifinals (lost to Novak Djokovic, 1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6)
8 February 2016– 14 February 2016	Rotterdam Open	Rotterdam (NED)	ATP World Tour 500	Hard	A	N/A	N/A	Withdrew due to knee surgery
22 February 2016– 28 February 2016	Dubai Tennis Championships	Dubai (UAE)	ATP World Tour 500	Hard	W	500	N/A	Withdrew due to knee surgery
7 March 2016– 20 March 2016	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells (USA)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard	F	600	0	Withdrew due to knee surgery
21 March 2016– 3 April 2016	Miami Masters	Key Biscayne (USA)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard	A	N/A	0	Withdrew due to stomach virus
11 April 2016– 17 April 2016	Monte-Carlo Masters	Monte Carlo (MON)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Clay	3R	90	180	Quarterfinals (lost to Jo Wilfried Tsonga, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7)
2 May 2016– 8 May 2016	Madrid Open	Madrid (ESP)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Clay	2R	10	0	Withdrew due to back injury
9 May 2016– 15 May 2016	Italian Open	Rome (ITA)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Clay	F	600	90	Third round (lost to Dominic Thiem 6–7^(2–7), 4–6)
22 May 2016– 5 June 2016	French Open	Paris (FRA)	Grand Slam	Clay	QF	360	0	Withdrew due to back injury
6 June 2016– 12 June 2016	Stuttgart Open	Stuttgart (GER)	ATP World Tour 250	Grass	A	N/A	90	Semifinals (lost to Dominic Thiem, 6–3, 6–7^(7–9)), 4–6)
13 June 2016– 19 June 2016	Halle Open	Halle (GER)	ATP World Tour 500	Grass	W	500	180	Semifinals (lost to Alexander Zverev Jr., 6–7^(4–7)), 7–5, 3–6)
27 June 2016– 10 July 2016	The Championships, Wimbledon	Wimbledon (GBR)	Grand Slam	Grass	F	1200	720	Semifinals (lost to Milos Raonic, 3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4, 5–7, 3–6)
25 July 2016– 31 July 2016	Canadian Open	Toronto (CAN)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard	A	N/A	0	Withdrew
8 August 2016– 14 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	Olympic Games	Hard	F	N/A	N/A	Withdrew
15 August 2016– 21 August 2016	Cincinnati Masters	Cincinnati (USA)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard	W	1000	0	Withdrew
29 August 2016– 11 September 2016	US Open	New York (USA)	Grand Slam	Hard	F	1200	0	Withdrew
10 October 2016– 16 October 2016	Shanghai Masters	Shanghai (CHN)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard	2R	10	0	Withdrew
24 October 2016– 30 October 2016	Swiss Indoors	Basel (SUI)	ATP World Tour 500	Hard (i)	W	500	N/A	Withdrew
31 October 2016– 6 November 2016	Paris Masters	Paris (FRA)	ATP World Tour Masters 1000	Hard (i)	3R	90	0	Withdrew
Total year-end points						8265	2130	6135 difference

Doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Outcome
8 August 2016– 14 August 2016	Games of the XXXI Olympiad	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	Olympic Games	Hard	F	N/A	N/A	Withdrew
Total year-end points						0	0	0 difference

Mixed Doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Prev. result	Outcome
8 August 2016– 14 August 2016	Games of the XXXI Olympiad	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	Olympic Games	Hard	A	Withdrew

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Roger Federer has a 21–7 (75% of wins) match win-loss record in the 2016 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 1–4 (20% of wins). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

Finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Category
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)

Outcome	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	000000002016-01-10-0000January 10, 2016	Brisbane International, Australia	Hard	Milos Raonic	4–6, 4–6

Earnings

Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Brisbane International	$37,900	$37,900
Australian Open	A$750,000	$552,325
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters	€90,010	$654,873
Italian Open	€46,740	$708,171
Stuttgart Open	€30,790	$743,163
Halle Open	€90,235	$844,669
Wimbledon Championships	£500,000	$1,527,269
		$1,527,269

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Awards

Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award^[12]
- Record twelfth award in career (sixth consecutive)
ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite^[12]
- Record fourteenth consecutive award in career

References

↑ http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/07/federer-miss-rio-olympics-rest-season-protect-surgically-repaired-knee/59694/#.V5ezDfYm5pg
↑ "Roger Federer soldiers on with flu, thrashes opponent". Retrieved 8 January 2016.
↑ "ESPN: Federer advances to semifinals". Retrieved 8 January 2016.
↑ "Federer to "rest up" following flu affected performance in Brisbane". Retrieved 11 January 2016.
↑ "300: Federer Reaches Slam Milestone". Retrieved 22 January 2016.
↑ "Roger Federer faces a month on sidelines after knee surgery". The Guardian/Reuters. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ "Federer withdraws from Indian Wells". Retrieved 26 February 2016.
↑ "Roger Federer to make return at Miami Open". ESPN/PA Sport. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
↑ https://www.facebook.com/Federer/posts/10154337738059941
↑ http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/07/federer-miss-rio-olympics-rest-season-protect-surgically-repaired-knee/59694/#.V5ewt_Ym5pg
↑ "Roger Federer 2016 schedule". Retrieved 8 January 2016.
1 2 "Federer, Del Potro, Bryans Honoured In 2016 ATP World Tour Awards". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

External links

Roger Federer at the Association of Tennis Professionals

Roger Federer

Team	Mirka Federer (wife) Severin Lüthi (coach, 2007–current) Ivan Ljubičić (coach, 2015–current) Stefan Edberg (coach, 2014–2015) Paul Annacone (coach, 2010–2013) José Higueras (coach, 2008) Tony Roche (coach, 2006–2007) Peter Lundgren (coach, 2000–2003)

Career	Achievements Statistics Big Four Rivalry with Rafael Nadal Rivalry with Novak Djokovic Rivalry with Andy Roddick Rivalry with Andy Murray

Notable matches	2007 Wimbledon final 2008 Wimbledon final 2009 Australian Open final 2009 Wimbledon final 2012 Wimbledon final 2014 Wimbledon final 2015 Wimbledon final

Seasons	Juniors Early career 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Australian Open titles	2004 2006 2007 2010

French Open titles	2009

Wimbledon titles	Juniors: 1998 (Singles · Doubles) Seniors: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2012

US Open titles	2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Tour Final titles	2003 2004 2006 2007 2010 2011

Olympics	2012 (Singles) 2008 (Doubles)

Davis Cup titles	2014

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