Roger Federer is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, but the Swiss legend has admitted he was pushed to breaking point by the behaviour of his rivals early in his career

Roger Federer has explained how his wife kept him grounded throughout his legendary tennis career, as he was pushed to his mental and physical limits by rivals.

The former world No. 1 will be officially inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport next August. There's a chance he could be reunited with Rafael Nadal during the ceremony.

Roger Federer has embraced a new role in tennis - not as a coach or a competitor, but as a father guiding his son Leo's early steps in the sport his father once dominated.

Melbourne is arguably the 39-year-old's wellspring: the people, places and moments that greatly shaped the king.