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The rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will always be considered as one of tennis' greatest-ever.

Rafael Nadal's injury problems have continued as he withdrew from the Mexican Open in Acapulco, giving Roger Federer a boost in the ATP tennis rankings.

Roger Federer is currently on a break after skipping the Dubai Tennis Championships. He will next return at the Indian Wells Masters beginning 8 March.

While Roger Federer could replicate last year's performance, he is refusing to rule out the possibility of featuring during the clay-court season.

Federer had to miss the second half of the 2016 season due to a knee injury, but has returned to take over the top ranking in men's singles.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the only ones capable of catching Roger Federer's Grand Slam tally, according to the latter's ex-coach.

World number one Roger Federer has revealed what he really wants his tennis legacy to be remembered for.

Rafael Nadal is fit and ready for the Mexican Open, but is not looking to compete with Roger Federer over the world number one ranking as he makes his return.

Roger Federer's ex-coach Stefan Edberg looks back at his losing run against Rafael Nadal and the changes he made to his game to turn it around.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were part of Team Europe as they took on Team World in the Laver Cup in September last year.

Ljubicic joined Federer's coaching team at the start of the 2016 season and since his arrival the Swiss ace has won nine titles including three majors.

Roger Federer has decided to skip the Dubai Tennis Championships starting on 26 February and will next return to action at the Indian Wells Masters.

Roger Federer currently has 97 singles titles and is second on the all-time list behind Jimmy Connors, who has 109 titles.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel joined Norwich City from Sporting in 2013 and struggled to impress during his three-year spell in England.

Roger Federer was officially crowned the oldest world number one on 19 February, it was the first time he returned to the top of the rankings since 2012.

Federer became the oldest world no.1 in tennis history at the Rotterdam Open last week and managed to win his 97th ATP title in Holland.

Roger Federer's father Robert believes his son's reign as the oldest world number one could be over soon depending on how well Rafael Nadal plays upon his return.

Safarova, one of the oldest female players on the tour at the age of 31, has praised Federer's evergreen nature.

Benneteau, who like Federer is still competing at major tournaments aged 36, does not think his esteemed counterpart is overly fussed by his position in the ATP rankings.

Roger Federer has won nine titles in the last 13 months which include three Grand Slams to get back to world number one after over five years.

Federer recently leapfrogged Nadal to become the oldest number one in tennis history, and Annacone is delighted to see his former pupil savour "every little achievement".

Martina Hingis has spoken about Roger Federer's ability to still remain successful despite playing at 36 years of age.

Roger Federer went over four years without a major title between his win at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships and the 2017 Australian Open title.

Roger Federer has been hailed as the complete player by former opponent Rainer Schuettler after becoming the oldest world no.1 in tennis history.

Federer is certainly showing no signs of fear over retiring from the sport he has dominated for so long.

Federer is enjoying a remarkable twilight of his career and is still breaking records as he approaches his 37th birthday.

Mats Wilander believes Roger Federer's recent success along with his career resurgence from last year prove he is the best tennis player over Rafael Nadal.

Federer skipped the entire clay court swing of the season in 2017 including the French Open, but indicated that he will play a limited schedule this season.

Novak Djokovic's father revealed that he expects his son to return to action at the Madrid Masters in May.

Roger Federer dropped just one set on course to the Rotterdam Open title and it was in the quarter-finals against Robin Haase.