2018 Roger Federer tennis season

The 2018 Roger Federer tennis season officially began on 30 December 2017, with the start of the Hopman Cup,[1] and ended on 17 November 2018, with a loss in the semifinals of the ATP Finals. He finished the year ranked No. 3 in the ATP Rankings. This season saw Federer improving his career best start to a season at 17–0 (21–0 if including victories at the Hopman Cup). His previous best start had been 16–0 in 2006.[2]

Main article: Roger Federer

2018 Roger Federer tennis season

Full name	Roger Federer
Country	Switzerland
Calendar prize money	$8,629,234
Singles
Season record	50–10 (83.3%)
Calendar titles	4
Year-end ranking	No. 3
Ranking change from previous year	1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	W
French Open	A
Wimbledon	QF
US Open	4R
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	SF
Doubles
Season record	0–2 (0%)
Year-end ranking	Unranked
Mixed Doubles
Season record	4–0 (100%)

Year summary

Early hard court season

Hopman Cup

As in the 2017 edition, Roger Federer paired with Belinda Bencic to represent Switzerland at the Hopman Cup. In the group stage, Federer defeated Yūichi Sugita, Karen Khachanov and Jack Sock, from Japan, Russia and United States respectively, all in straight sets, to help Switzerland advance to the final. They proceeded to defeat Germany 2–1, with Federer beating Alexander Zverev in three sets before the mixed doubles decider, in which he and Bencic defeated the pairing of Zverev and Angelique Kerber. This was Federer's second and Switzerland's third Hopman Cup title overall.[3]

Australian Open

See also: 2018 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Federer began his participation in the first major tournament of the year by defeating Aljaž Bedene in three sets in the first round.[4] He proceeded to defeat Jan-Lennard Struff, Richard Gasquet, and Márton Fucsovics, all in straight sets, to reach the quarterfinals. There, he faced Tomáš Berdych, defeating him for the ninth straight time in three sets and advancing to the semifinals. With Chung Hyeon retiring mid-match, Federer reached a record 30th major final and his seventh at the Australian Open, before defeating Marin Čilić in a five-set match to win his 20th Grand Slam trophy, extending his own all-time record.[5] This was his sixth Australian Open title, matching the record of Roy Emerson and Novak Djokovic for most tournament wins.[6] At 36 years and 173 days, he became only the third man in the Open Era to win four Grand Slam championship trophies after turning 30 years old. This was the first time since the 2008 US Open when Federer was able to successfully defend a Grand Slam title, and overall marked a historic record 10th Grand Slam title defense.[7]

Rotterdam Open

Federer was given a wild card to play the Rotterdam Open, where he defeated Ruben Bemelmans and Phillip Kohlschreiber in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals.[8][9][10] There, he defeated Robin Haase in three sets, which guaranteed him a return to No. 1 in the ATP Rankings the following week.[11] At 36 years and 195 days of age, he surpassed Andre Agassi to become the oldest ATP world No. 1 by more than three years and broke the ATP record for the longest period between two stints at world No. 1 with 5 years and 106 days having elapsed since he last held the No. 1 ranking on 4 November 2012, as well as the record for the longest timespan between the first and most recent dates that he has held the No. 1 ranking: 14 years and 17 days.[12] In the semi-finals, he defeated Andreas Seppi in straight sets before beating Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the final to win his second title of the year and his third title in Rotterdam, tying him with Arthur Ashe for most titles at this event. This victory also marked Federer's 97th tour level title and a record 20th ATP Tour 500 level title.[13]

Indian Wells Masters

Federer proceeded to play in the first Masters 1000 tournament of the year, the Indian Wells Masters, knowing that he needed to reach the semifinals in order to keep his world No. 1 ranking. He received a first round bye and was victorious over Federico Delbonis and Filip Krajinović in rounds two and three.[14] He then proceeded to defeat Jérémy Chardy in the fourth round and Chung Hyeon in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals, thus retaining his world No. 1 ranking. With a close semifinal victory over Borna Ćorić in three sets, Federer compiled a career-best 17–0 start to his season.[15] However, in the final, he fell to Juan Martín del Potro in a close three set match, despite having three match points on his own serve.[16][17]

Miami Open

Federer entered the Miami Open as the defending champion, knowing that he needed to reach the quarterfinals in order to preserve his world No. 1 ranking. However, after receiving a first round bye, he was upset by Australian qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round. At world No. 175, Kokkinakis was the lowest ranked player to defeat a world No. 1 since Francisco Clavet defeated Lleyton Hewitt at the same tournament in 2003. With this loss, he lost the world No. 1 ranking back to Rafael Nadal.

Federer then announced that he would skip the entire clay court season, including the French Open, for the second consecutive year.[18] Despite this, he spent one more week as world No. 1 – the week of 14 May 2018 – as a result of Nadal's quarterfinal loss in the Madrid Open. Nadal went on to regain the ATP Rankings' top position the following week, by winning the Italian Open.

Grass court season

Stuttgart Open

Federer returned to the ATP tour to play the Stuttgart Open, which marks the beginning of the grass court season. After a bye in the first round, he proceeded to defeat Mischa Zverev in three sets to advance to the quarterfinals, ending his streak of 30 consecutive sets won on grass. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Guido Pella in straight sets. He advanced to the final with a three-set victory over Nick Kyrgios, thereby reclaiming the ATP No. 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal in the following week, and defeated Milos Raonic in straight sets to win the Stuttgart Open for the first time and the 98th title of his career.

Halle Open

Federer advanced to the Halle Open, bidding for a tournament-record tenth title. He defeated Aljaž Bedene in straight sets in the first round, setting up a second round match against Benoît Paire which he won in a third set tiebreak after saving two match points. He defeated Matthew Ebden in the quarterfinals and qualifier Denis Kudla in the semifinals, both in straight sets, to reach the final. He faced Borna Ćorić in the final, but lost in three sets despite having a set point in the first set. This loss also meant that he dropped to world No. 2 after one week on top of the rankings. Nevertheless, the match saw an improvement in form from Federer, after a difficult run to the final.[19]

Wimbledon

See also: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Federer moved on to play the Wimbledon Championships, looking to defend his 2017 title. He was seeded first in a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2012 US Open. During his first-round match, Federer walked onto Centre Court wearing Uniqlo sportswear, officially ending his 20-year relationship with Nike and confirming the rumoured ten-year $300 million contract with the Japanese clothing company.[20] He went on to defeat Dušan Lajović, Lukáš Lacko, Jan-Lennard Struff and Adrian Mannarino, all in straight sets, to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, he surprisingly lost to Kevin Anderson in a long five-setter (lasting 4 hours and 14 minutes), with a result of 11–13 in the fifth set, despite having led by two sets to love and having held a match point in the third set.[21]

North American hard court season

Cincinnati Masters

On July 23, Federer announced the withdrawal from his previously scheduled Canadian Open, citing his career longevity strategy.[22] This way, he began the North American hard court season in the Cincinnati Masters. He started his campaign by defeating Peter Gojowczyk and Leonardo Mayer in straight sets, setting up a clash with countryman Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals. He defeated Wawrinka in three sets, advancing to the semifinals to face David Goffin. Federer won the first set and Goffin was forced to retire in the second set with a shoulder injury. This set up a final between Federer and Novak Djokovic, which Federer lost in straight sets, adding the 46th chapter to their storied rivalry approximately two and a half years after their last meeting.

US Open

See also: 2018 US Open – Men's Singles

Federer moved on to play the US Open, the season's last major, as the No. 2 seed. He did not drop a set in the opening three rounds, defeating Yoshihito Nishioka, Benoît Paire and Nick Kyrgios in the first three rounds. However, Federer proceeded to lose in the fourth round against John Millman in four sets, having missed set points in the second and third sets before losing a fourth-set tiebreak. He committed 77 unforced errors, including 10 double faults, and only hit 49% of first serves in what was widely regarded as one of the worst serving performances of his career.[23] However, Federer assured the number of points needed to qualify for the ATP Finals for the sixteenth time in his career.

Asian swing

Shanghai Masters

Federer started the Asian swing by playing the Shanghai Masters, the eighth Masters 1000 tournament of the season. Due to the absence of his rival Rafael Nadal, the No. 1 player in the ATP Rankings, he was the first seed. As a top-eight seed, he earned a first round bye. In the second round, he defeated Daniil Medvedev in three sets, advancing to the third round, where he defeated Roberto Bautista Agut – also in three sets. In the quarterfinals he encountered No. 8 seed Kei Nishikori, defeating him in straight sets and advancing to a semifinal clash with the No. 13 seed, Borna Ćorić. It was their third meeting of the season, with one victory for each in the previous two. Federer ended up losing to Ćorić in straight sets and dropped to No. 3 in the ATP Rankings at the following week.

European indoor hard court season

Swiss Indoors

Federer then moved on to play his home tournament, the Swiss Indoors, in Basel, as the defending champion. In an interview, Federer shared that he had sustained a hand injury in training prior to the grass court season that had caused severe pain in his forearm. He stated that this injury significantly hindered his play, particularly his forehand, from the Stuttgart Open until the US Open.[24][25] In the first two rounds of the tournament, Federer defeated Filip Krajinović and Jan-Lennard Struff, in three and two sets respectively, advancing to the quarterfinals. There, he defeated Gilles Simon in a tough three-set match, reaching his 200th career semifinal. Federer then bested Daniil Medvedev and Marius Copil in straight sets in the semifinal and final respectively, claiming a record-extending ninth Basel title and the 99th title of his career.

Paris Masters

At the beginning of the season, Federer had not expected to play the Paris Masters – the last Masters 1000 tournament of the year. However, he was featured in the draw as the No. 3 seed and later confirmed his presence in the tournament.[26] After getting a bye in the first round, he was supposed to face Milos Raonic in the second round. However, Raonic was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an elbow injury.[27] Federer then advanced to the third round, where he defeated No. 13 seed Fabio Fognini in straight sets to set a quarterfinal clash with Kei Nishikori. In the quarterfinals he defeated Nishikori, also in straight sets, to set a semifinal match with Novak Djokovic, who was on a 21-match winning streak. In their 47th encounter, Federer lost to the red-hot Serb in three very close sets, despite having a set point in the first set.[28]

ATP Finals

See also: 2018 ATP Finals – Singles

Having qualified for the ATP Finals, Federer was drawn in the group Lleyton Hewitt with Kevin Anderson, Dominic Thiem and Kei Nishikori. In his first match, he lost in straight sets to Nishikori for his ninth defeat of the season. He then defeated Thiem and Anderson, both in straight sets, to ultimately win the group and secure a semifinal place in the tournament. However, in his fifteenth tournament semifinal, Federer lost in straight sets to eventual champion Alexander Zverev to finish the season.

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Roger Federer in 2018, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins.

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (Seed or Key)	Rank	Result	Score
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 15 – 28 January 2018
	1 / 1385	1R	Aljaž Bedene	51	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–3
	2 / 1386	2R	Jan-Lennard Struff	55	Win	6–4, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
	3 / 1387	3R	Richard Gasquet (29)	31	Win	6–2, 7–5, 6–4
	4 / 1388	4R	Márton Fucsovics	80	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–3), 6–2
	5 / 1389	QF	Tomáš Berdych (19)	20	Win	7–6^(7–1), 6–3, 6–4
	6 / 1390	SF	Chung Hyeon	58	Win	6–1, 5–2 ret.
	7 / 1391	W	Marin Čilić (6)	6	Win (1)	6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Rotterdam Open Rotterdam, Netherlands ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 12 – 18 February 2018
	8 / 1392	1R	Ruben Bemelmans (Q)	116	Win	6–1, 6–2
	9 / 1393	2R	Philipp Kohlschreiber	36	Win	7–6^(10–8), 7–5
	10 / 1394	QF	Robin Haase	42	Win	4–6, 6–1, 6–1
	11 / 1395	SF	Andreas Seppi (LL)	81	Win	6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
	12 / 1396	W	Grigor Dimitrov (2)	5	Win (2)	6–2, 6–2
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 5 – 18 March 2018
	–	1R	Bye
	13 / 1397	2R	Federico Delbonis	67	Win	6–3, 7–6^(8–6)
	14 / 1398	3R	Filip Krajinović (25)	28	Win	6–2, 6–1
	15 / 1399	4R	Jérémy Chardy	100	Win	7–5, 6–4
	16 / 1400	QF	Chung Hyeon (23)	26	Win	7–5, 6–1
	17 / 1401	SF	Borna Ćorić	49	Win	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
	18 / 1402	F	Juan Martín del Potro (6)	8	Loss (1)	4–6, 7–6^(10–8), 6–7^(2–7)
Miami Open Miami, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 19 March – 1 April 2018
	–	1R	Bye
	19 / 1403	2R	Thanasi Kokkinakis (Q)	175	Loss	6–3, 3–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany ATP Tour 250 Grass, outdoor 11 – 17 June 2018
	–	1R	Bye
	20 / 1404	2R	Mischa Zverev	54	Win	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
	21 / 1405	QF	Guido Pella	75	Win	6–4, 6–4
	22 / 1406	SF	Nick Kyrgios (4)	24	Win	6–7^(2–7), 6–2, 7–6^(7–5)
	23 / 1407	W	Milos Raonic (7)	35	Win (3)	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)
Halle Open Halle, Germany ATP Tour 500 Grass, outdoor 18 – 24 June 2018
	24 / 1408	1R	Aljaž Bedene	72	Win	6–3, 6–4
	25 / 1409	2R	Benoît Paire	48	Win	6–3, 3–6, 7–6^(9–7)
	26 / 1410	QF	Matthew Ebden (SE)	60	Win	7–6^(7–2), 7–5
	27 / 1411	SF	Denis Kudla (Q)	109	Win	7–6^(7–1), 7–5
	28 / 1412	F	Borna Ćorić	34	Loss (2)	6–7^(6–8), 6–3, 2–6
Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 2 – 15 July 2018
	29 / 1413	1R	Dušan Lajović	58	Win	6–1, 6–3, 6–4
	30 / 1414	2R	Lukáš Lacko	73	Win	6–4, 6–4, 6–1
	31 / 1415	3R	Jan-Lennard Struff	64	Win	6–3, 7–5, 6–2
	32 / 1416	4R	Adrian Mannarino (22)	26	Win	6–0, 7–5, 6–4
	33 / 1417	QF	Kevin Anderson (8)	8	Loss	6–2, 7–6^(7–5), 5–7, 4–6, 11–13
Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 12 – 19 August 2018
	–	1R	Bye
	34 / 1418	2R	Peter Gojowczyk	47	Win	6–4, 6–4
	35 / 1419	3R	Leonardo Mayer	50	Win	6–1, 7–6^(8–6)
	36 / 1420	QF	Stan Wawrinka (WC)	151	Win	6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(8–6), 6–2
	37 / 1421	SF	David Goffin (11)	11	Win	7–6^(7–3), 1–1 ret.
	38 / 1422	F	Novak Djokovic (10)	10	Loss (3)	4–6, 4–6
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 27 August – 9 September 2018
	39 / 1423	1R	Yoshihito Nishioka (PR)	177	Win	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
	40 / 1424	2R	Benoît Paire	56	Win	7–5, 6–4, 6–4
	41 / 1425	3R	Nick Kyrgios (30)	30	Win	6–4, 6–1, 7–5
	42 / 1426	4R	John Millman	55	Loss	6–3, 5–7, 6–7^(7–9), 6–7^(3–7)
Laver Cup Chicago, United States Laver Cup Hard, indoor 21 – 23 September 2018
	43 / 1427	Day 2	Nick Kyrgios	27	Win	6–3, 6–2
	44 / 1428	Day 3	John Isner	10	Win	6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(8–6), [10–7]
Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 7 – 14 October 2018
	–	1R	Bye
	45 / 1429	2R	Daniil Medvedev	22	Win	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
	46 / 1430	3R	Roberto Bautista Agut	28	Win	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
	47 / 1431	QF	Kei Nishikori (8)	12	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
	48 / 1432	SF	Borna Ćorić (13)	19	Loss	4–6, 4–6
Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 22 – 28 October 2018
	49 / 1433	1R	Filip Krajinović	34	Win	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
	50 / 1434	2R	Jan-Lennard Struff	52	Win	6–3, 7–5
	51 / 1435	QF	Gilles Simon	32	Win	7–6^(7–1), 4–6, 6–4
	52 / 1436	SF	Daniil Medvedev (7)	20	Win	6–1, 6–4
	53 / 1437	W	Marius Copil (Q)	93	Win (4)	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
Paris Masters Paris, France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor 29 October – 4 November 2018
	–	1R	Bye
	–	2R	Milos Raonic	21	Walkover	N/A
	54 / 1438	3R	Fabio Fognini (13)	14	Win	6–4, 6–3
	55 / 1439	QF	Kei Nishikori (10)	11	Win	6–4, 6–4
	56 / 1440	SF	Novak Djokovic (2)	2	Loss	6–7^(6–8), 7–5, 6–7^(3–7)
ATP Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard, indoor 11 – 18 November 2018
	57 / 1441	RR	Kei Nishikori (7)	9	Loss	6–7^(4–7), 3–6
	58 / 1442	RR	Dominic Thiem (6)	8	Win	6–2, 6–3
	59 / 1443	RR	Kevin Anderson (4)	6	Win	6–4, 6–3
	60 / 1444	SF	Alexander Zverev (3)	5	Loss	5–7, 6–7^(5–7)

Doubles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponents (Seed or Key)	Ranks	Result	Score
Laver Cup Chicago, United States Laver Cup Hard, indoor 21 – 23 September 2018 Partner: Novak Djokovic (Day 1) Alexander Zverev (Day 3)
	1 / 220	Day 1	Kevin Anderson / Jack Sock	241 / 2	Loss	7–6^(7–5), 3–6, [6–10]
	2 / 221	Day 3	John Isner / Jack Sock	55 / 2	Loss	6–4, 6–7^(2–7), [9–11]

Hopman Cup matches

Singles

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (Seed or Key)	Rank	Result	Score
Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard, indoor 30 December 2017 – 6 January 2018
	1 / 21	RR	Yūichi Sugita	40	Win	6–4, 6–3
	3 / 23	RR	Karen Khachanov	45	Win	6–3, 7–6^(10–8)
	5 / 25	RR	Jack Sock	8	Win	7–6^(7–5), 7–5
	7 / 27	W	Alexander Zverev	4	Win	6–7^(4–7), 6–0, 6–2

Mixed doubles

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponents (Seed or Key)	Ranks	Result	Score
Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard, indoor 30 December 2017 – 6 January 2018 Partner: Belinda Bencic
	2 / 22	RR	Naomi Osaka / Yūichi Sugita	– / –	Win	2–4, 4–1, 4–3^(5–1)
	4 / 24	RR	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Karen Khachanov	– / –	Win	4–3^(5–1), 3–4^(3–5), 4–1
	6 / 26	RR	CoCo Vandeweghe / Jack Sock	– / –	Win	4–3^(5–3), 4–2
	8 / 28	W	Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev	– / –	Win	4–3^(5–3), 4–2

Exhibition matches

Singles

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (Seed or Key)	Rank	Result	Score
Match for Africa 5 San Jose, United States Exhibition Hard, indoor 5 March 2018
	2	–	Jack Sock	10	Win	7–6^(11–9), 6–4

Doubles

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponents (Seed or Key)	Ranks	Result	Score
Match for Africa 5 San Jose, United States Exhibition Hard, indoor 5 March 2018 Partner: Bill Gates
	1	–	Savannah Guthrie / Jack Sock	– / –	Win	6–3

Schedule

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
15 January 2018– 28 January 2018	Australian Open	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Hard	W	2000	2000	Champion (defeated Marin Čilić, 6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1)
12 February 2018– 18 February 2018	Rotterdam Open	Rotterdam (NED)	500 Series	Hard (i)	A	N/A	500	Champion (defeated Grigor Dimitrov, 6–2, 6–2)
5 March 2018– 18 March 2018	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	W	1000	600	Final (lost to Juan Martín del Potro, 4–6, 7–6^(10–8), 6–7^(2–7))
19 March 2018– 1 April 2018	Miami Open	Miami (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	W	1000	10	Second round (lost to Thanasi Kokkinakis, 6–3, 3–6, 6–7^(4–7))
11 June 2018– 17 June 2018	Stuttgart Open	Stuttgart (GER)	250 Series	Grass	2R	0	250	Champion (defeated Milos Raonic, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3))
18 June 2018– 24 June 2018	Halle Open	Halle (GER)	500 Series	Grass	W	500	300	Final (lost to Borna Ćorić, 6–7^(6–8), 6–3, 2–6)
2 July 2018– 15 July 2018	Wimbledon	London (GBR)	Grand Slam	Grass	W	2000	360	Quarterfinals (lost to Kevin Anderson, 6–2, 7–6^(7–5), 5–7, 4–6, 11–13)
12 August 2018– 19 August 2018	Cincinnati Masters	Cincinnati (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	A	N/A	600	Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 4–6, 4–6)
27 August 2018– 9 September 2018	US Open	New York (USA)	Grand Slam	Hard	QF	360	180	Fourth round (lost to John Millman, 6–3, 5–7, 6–7^(7–9), 6–7^(3–7))
21 September 2018– 23 September 2018	Laver Cup	Chicago (USA)	Laver Cup	Hard (i)	W	N/A	N/A	Europe defeated World, 13–8
7 October 2018– 14 October 2018	Shanghai Masters	Shanghai (CHN)	Masters 1000	Hard	W	1000	360	Semifinals (lost to Borna Ćorić, 4–6, 4–6)
22 October 2018– 28 October 2018	Swiss Indoors	Basel (SUI)	500 Series	Hard (i)	W	500	500	Champion (defeated Marius Copil, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4)
29 October 2018– 4 November 2018	Paris Masters	Paris (FRA)	Masters 1000	Hard (i)	A	N/A	360	Semifinals (lost to Novak Djokovic, 6–7^(6–8), 7–5, 6–7^(3–7))
11 November 2018– 18 November 2018	ATP Finals	London (GBR)	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	SF	600	400	Semifinals (lost to Alexander Zverev, 5–7, 6–7^(5–7))
Total year-end points						9605	6420	3185 difference

Doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
21 September 2018– 23 September 2018	Laver Cup	Chicago (USA)	Laver Cup	Hard (i)	W	N/A	N/A	Europe defeated World, 13–8
Total year-end points						0	0	0 difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

ATP and Grand Slam sanctioned matches

Roger Federer has a 50–10 (83.3%) ATP match win-loss record in the 2018 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 5–6 (45.5%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

• Nick Kyrgios 3–0
• Jan-Lennard Struff 3–0
• Aljaž Bedene 2–0
• Chung Hyeon 2–0
• Filip Krajinović 2–0
• Daniil Medvedev 2–0
• Benoît Paire 2–0
• Kei Nishikori 2–1
• Roberto Bautista Agut 1–0
• Ruben Bemelmans 1–0
• Tomáš Berdych 1–0
• Jérémy Chardy 1–0
• Marius Copil 1–0
• Marin Čilić 1–0
• Federico Delbonis 1–0
• Grigor Dimitrov 1–0
• Matthew Ebden 1–0
• Fabio Fognini 1–0
• Márton Fucsovics 1–0
• Richard Gasquet 1–0
• David Goffin 1–0
• Peter Gojowczyk 1–0
• Robin Haase 1–0
• John Isner 1–0
• Philipp Kohlschreiber 1–0
• Denis Kudla 1–0
• Lukáš Lacko 1–0
• Dušan Lajović 1–0
• Adrian Mannarino 1–0
• Leonardo Mayer 1–0
• Yoshihito Nishioka 1–0
• Guido Pella 1–0
• Milos Raonic 1–0
• Andreas Seppi 1–0
• Gilles Simon 1–0
• Dominic Thiem 1–0
• Stan Wawrinka 1–0
• Mischa Zverev 1–0
• Kevin Anderson 1–1
• Borna Ćorić 1–2
• Juan Martín del Potro 0–1
• Thanasi Kokkinakis 0–1
• John Millman 0–1
• Alexander Zverev 0–1
• Novak Djokovic 0–2

ITF sanctioned matches

His official ITF sanctioned season record for 2018 is 54–10 (84.4%). While these are official sanctioned matches per the ITF, the ATP does not count them in their totals. Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of at least one meeting. The extra ITF matches are as follows:

• Karen Khachanov 1–0
• Jack Sock 1–0
• Yūichi Sugita 1–0
• Alexander Zverev 1–0

Finals

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Category Grand Slam (1–0) ATP Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–2) ATP World Tour 500 (2–1) ATP World Tour 250 (1–0)

Titles by surface Hard (3–2) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–1)

Titles by setting Outdoor (2–3) Indoor (2–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2018	Australian Open, Australia (6)	Grand Slam	Hard	Marin Čilić	6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win	2–0	Feb 2018	Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (3)	500 Series	Hard (i)	Grigor Dimitrov	6–2, 6–2
Loss	2–1	Mar 2018	Indian Wells Masters, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Juan Martín del Potro	4–6, 7–6^(10–8), 6–7^(2–7)
Win	3–1	Jun 2018	Stuttgart Open, Germany	250 Series	Grass	Milos Raonic	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)
Loss	3–2	Jun 2018	Halle Open, Germany	500 Series	Grass	Borna Ćorić	6–7^(6–8), 6–3, 2–6
Loss	3–3	Aug 2018	Cincinnati Masters, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Novak Djokovic	4–6, 4–6
Win	4–3	Oct 2018	Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (9)	500 Series	Hard (i)	Marius Copil	7–6^(7–5), 6–4

Team competitions: 2 (2 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner(s)	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2018	Hopman Cup, Australia (2)	Hopman Cup	Hard (i)	Belinda Bencic	Angelique Kerber Alexander Zverev	2–1
Win	2–0	Sep 2018	Laver Cup, United States (2)	Laver Cup	Hard (i)	Novak Djokovic Alexander Zverev Grigor Dimitrov David Goffin Kyle Edmund	Kevin Anderson John Isner Diego Schwartzman Jack Sock Nick Kyrgios Frances Tiafoe	13–8

Earnings

• Bold font denotes tournament win

Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Australian Open	A$4,000,000	$3,164,800
Rotterdam Open	€401,580	$3,656,655
Indian Wells Masters	$654,860	$4,311,515
Miami Open	$25,465	$4,336,980
Stuttgart Open	€117,030	$4,474,689
Halle Open	€209,630	$4,717,464
Wimbledon	£281,000	$5,088,440
Cincinnati Masters	$533,690	$5,622,130
US Open	$266,000	$5,888,130
Shanghai Masters	$335,750	$6,223,880
Swiss Indoors	€427,765	$6,716,366
Paris Masters	€240,235	$6,990,234
ATP Finals	$609,000	$7,599,234
Bonus pool	$1,030,000	$8,629,234
		$8,629,234

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Awards

• ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite[29]
  • Record sixteenth consecutive award in career

See also

• 2018 ATP World Tour
• 2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season
• 2018 Novak Djokovic tennis season
• 2018 Juan Martín del Potro tennis season

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