2018 Roger Federer tennis season

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2018 Roger Federer tennis season
Full nameRoger Federer
CountryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Calendar prize money$8,629,234
Singles
Season record50–10 (83.3%)
Calendar titles4
Year-end rankingNo. 3
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open W
French Open A
Wimbledon QF
US Open 4R
Other tournaments
Tour Finals SF
Doubles
Season record0–2 (0%)
Year-end rankingUnranked
Mixed doubles
Season record4–0 (100%)
2017
2019

Roger Federer's 2018 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). [2] Federer won his twentieth major at the Australian Open and extended his then-record of weeks at World No. 1 to 310 weeks in this season.

Contents

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

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. He entered having won his last 12 matches in a row and 30 sets in a row on grass. 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. This extended his grass court winning streak to 16.

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] This ended a 20 match win streak on grass courts.

Wimbledon

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, ending a streak of 34 sets won in a row at Wimbledon. [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

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

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 SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (seed or key)RankResultScore
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
15 – 28 January 2018
1 / 13851R Flag of Slovenia.svg Aljaž Bedene 51Win6–3, 6–4, 6–3
2 / 13862R Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff 55Win6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
3 / 13873R Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet (29)31Win6–2, 7–5, 6–4
4 / 13884R Flag of Hungary.svg Márton Fucsovics 80Win6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
5 / 1389QF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (19)20Win7–6(7–1), 6–3, 6–4
6 / 1390SF Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon 58Win6–1, 5–2 ret.
7 / 1391W Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (6)6Win (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 / 13921R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans (Q)116Win6–1, 6–2
9 / 13932R Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber 36Win7–6(10–8), 7–5
10 / 1394QF Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase 42Win4–6, 6–1, 6–1
11 / 1395SF Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi (LL)81Win6–3, 7–6(7–3)
12 / 1396W Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov (2)5Win (2)6–2, 6–2
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
5 – 18 March 2018
1RBye
13 / 13972R Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Delbonis 67Win6–3, 7–6(8–6)
14 / 13983R Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović (25)28Win6–2, 6–1
15 / 13994R Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy 100Win7–5, 6–4
16 / 1400QF Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon (23)26Win7–5, 6–1
17 / 1401SF Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić 49Win5–7, 6–4, 6–4
18 / 1402F Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro (6)8Loss (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
1RBye
19 / 14032R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thanasi Kokkinakis (Q)175Loss6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
11 – 17 June 2018
1RBye
20 / 14042R Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev 54Win3–6, 6–4, 6–2
21 / 1405QF Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Pella 75Win6–4, 6–4
22 / 1406SF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios (4)24Win6–7(2–7), 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
23 / 1407W Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (7)35Win (3)6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Halle Open
Halle, Germany
ATP Tour 500
Grass, outdoor
18 – 24 June 2018
24 / 14081R Flag of Slovenia.svg Aljaž Bedene 72Win6–3, 6–4
25 / 14092R Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire 48Win6–3, 3–6, 7–6(9–7)
26 / 1410QF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden (SE)60Win7–6(7–2), 7–5
27 / 1411SF Flag of the United States.svg Denis Kudla (Q)109Win7–6(7–1), 7–5
28 / 1412F Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić 34Loss (2)6–7(6–8), 6–3, 2–6
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
2 – 15 July 2018
29 / 14131R Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Lajović 58Win6–1, 6–3, 6–4
30 / 14142R Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Lacko 73Win6–4, 6–4, 6–1
31 / 14153R Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff 64Win6–3, 7–5, 6–2
32 / 14164R Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino (22)26Win6–0, 7–5, 6–4
33 / 1417QF Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson (8)8Loss6–2, 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
1RBye
34 / 14182R Flag of Germany.svg Peter Gojowczyk 47Win6–4, 6–4
35 / 14193R Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Mayer 50Win6–1, 7–6(8–6)
36 / 1420QF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka (WC)151Win6–7(2–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–2
37 / 1421SF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin (11)11Win7–6(7–3), 1–1 ret.
38 / 1422F Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (10)10Loss (3)4–6, 4–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
27 August – 9 September 2018
39 / 14231R Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihito Nishioka (PR)177Win6–2, 6–2, 6–4
40 / 14242R Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire 56Win7–5, 6–4, 6–4
41 / 14253R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios (30)30Win6–4, 6–1, 7–5
42 / 14264R Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Millman 55Loss6–3, 5–7, 6–7(7–9), 6–7(3–7)
Laver Cup
Chicago, United States
Laver Cup
Hard, indoor
21 – 23 September 2018
43 / 1427Day 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 27Win6–3, 6–2
44 / 1428Day 3 Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 10Win6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–7]
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
7 – 14 October 2018
1RBye
45 / 14292R Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 22Win6–4, 4–6, 6–4
46 / 14303R Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 28Win6–3, 2–6, 6–4
47 / 1431QF Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (8)12Win6–4, 7–6(7–4)
48 / 1432SF Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić (13)19Loss4–6, 4–6
Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
22 – 28 October 2018
49 / 14331R Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović 34Win6–2, 4–6, 6–4
50 / 14342R Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff 52Win6–3, 7–5
51 / 1435QF Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 32Win7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–4
52 / 1436SF Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev (7)20Win6–1, 6–4
53 / 1437W Flag of Romania.svg Marius Copil (Q)93Win (4)7–6(7–5), 6–4
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
29 October – 4 November 2018
1RBye
2R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 21WalkoverN/A
54 / 14383R Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini (13)14Win6–4, 6–3
55 / 1439QF Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (10)11Win6–4, 6–4
56 / 1440SF Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (2)2Loss6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–7(3–7)
ATP Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
11 – 18 November 2018
57 / 1441RR Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (7)9Loss6–7(4–7), 3–6
58 / 1442RR Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem (6)8Win6–2, 6–3
59 / 1443RR Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson (4)6Win6–4, 6–3
60 / 1444SF Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev (3)5Loss5–7, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponents (seed or key)RanksResultScore
Laver Cup
Chicago, United States
Laver Cup
Hard, indoor
21 – 23 September 2018
Partner:
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (Day 1)
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev (Day 3)
1 / 220Day 1 Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson / Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 241 / 2Loss7–6(7–5), 3–6, [6–10]
2 / 221Day 3 Flag of the United States.svg John Isner / Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 55 / 2Loss6–4, 6–7(2–7), [9–11]

Hopman Cup matches

Singles

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (seed or key)RankResultScore
Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
Hopman Cup
Hard, indoor
30 December 2017 – 6 January 2018
1 / 21RR Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Sugita 40Win6–4, 6–3
3 / 23RR Flag of Russia.svg Karen Khachanov 45Win6–3, 7–6(10–8)
5 / 25RR Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 8Win7–6(7–5), 7–5
7 / 27W Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 4Win6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–2

Mixed doubles

TournamentMatchRoundOpponents (seed or key)RanksResultScore
Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
Hopman Cup
Hard, indoor
30 December 2017 – 6 January 2018
Partner: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic
2 / 22RR Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka / Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Sugita – / –Win2–4, 4–1, 4–3(5–1)
4 / 24RR Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Flag of Russia.svg Karen Khachanov – / –Win4–3(5–1), 3–4(3–5), 4–1
6 / 26RR Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe / Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock – / –Win4–3(5–3), 4–2
8 / 28W Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber / Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev – / –Win4–3(5–3), 4–2

Exhibition matches

Singles

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (seed or key)RankResultScore
Match for Africa 5
San Jose, United States
Exhibition
Hard, indoor
5 March 2018
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 10Win7–6(11–9), 6–4

Doubles

TournamentMatchRoundOpponents (seed or key)RanksResultScore
Match for Africa 5
San Jose, United States
Exhibition
Hard, indoor
5 March 2018
Partner: Flag of the United States.svg Bill Gates
1 Flag of the United States.svg Savannah Guthrie / Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock – / –Win6–3

Schedule

Singles schedule

DateTournamentLocationCategorySurfacePrev.
result
Prev.
points
New
points
Result
15 January 2018–
28 January 2018
Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam HardW20002000Champion (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)AN/A500Champion (defeated Grigor Dimitrov, 6–2, 6–2)
5 March 2018–
18 March 2018
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 HardW1000600Final (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 1000HardW100010Second 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 Grass2R0250Champion (defeated Milos Raonic, 6–4, 7–6(7–3))
18 June 2018–
24 June 2018
Halle Open Halle (GER)500 SeriesGrassW500300Final (lost to Borna Ćorić, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 2–6)
2 July 2018–
15 July 2018
Wimbledon London (GBR)Grand SlamGrassW2000360Quarterfinals (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 1000HardAN/A600Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 4–6, 4–6)
27 August 2018–
9 September 2018
US Open New York (USA)Grand SlamHardQF360180Fourth 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)WN/AN/A Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Europe defeated Laver-Cup-Globe.svg World, 13–8
7 October 2018–
14 October 2018
Shanghai Masters Shanghai (CHN)Masters 1000HardW1000360Semifinals (lost to Borna Ćorić, 4–6, 4–6)
22 October 2018–
28 October 2018
Swiss Indoors Basel (SUI)500 SeriesHard (i)W500500Champion (defeated Marius Copil, 7–6(7–5), 6–4)
29 October 2018–
4 November 2018
Paris Masters Paris (FRA)Masters 1000Hard (i)AN/A360Semifinals (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)SF600400Semifinals (lost to Alexander Zverev, 5–7, 6–7(5–7))
Total year-end points96056420Decrease2.svg3185difference

Doubles schedule

DateTournamentLocationCategorySurfacePrev.
result
Prev.
points
New
points
Result
21 September 2018–
23 September 2018
Laver Cup Chicago (USA) Laver Cup Hard (i)WN/AN/A Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Europe defeated Laver-Cup-Globe.svg World, 13–8
Total year-end points00Steady2.svg 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:

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:

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Jan 2018 Australian Open, Australia (6)Grand SlamHard Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win2–0 Feb 2018 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (3)500 SeriesHard (i) Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 6–2, 6–2
Loss2–1 Mar 2018 Indian Wells Masters, United StatesMasters 1000Hard Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro 4–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–7(2–7)
Win3–1 Jun 2018 Stuttgart Open, Germany250 SeriesGrass Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss3–2 Jun 2018 Halle Open, Germany500 SeriesGrass Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 2–6
Loss3–3 Aug 2018 Cincinnati Masters, United StatesMasters 1000Hard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 4–6, 4–6
Win4–3 Oct 2018 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (9)500 SeriesHard (i) Flag of Romania.svg Marius Copil 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Team competitions: 2 (2 titles)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartner(s)OpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jan 2018 Hopman Cup, Australia (2)Hopman CupHard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
2–1
Win2–0 Sep 2018 Laver Cup, United States (2)Laver CupHard (i) Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund
Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios
Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe
13–8

Earnings

EventPrize moneyYear-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.

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