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Milestones in Roger's career

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Roger at 15. Two years later he won the Wimbledon juniors title.
 

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Sunday 5th July

• Roger Federer's victory over Andy Roddick made him the first man to win 15 Grand Slam singles titles, passing Pete Sampras' 14 titles from 1990-02. Federer won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003.

• This was the longest men's Grand Slam final in history at 77 games. The previous record was 71 games (1927 Australian Open championship between Gerald Patterson and John Hawkes). The previous Wimbledon record was 62 games (last year's Wimbledon final between Federer and Rafael Nadal).

• This was the longest fifth set in a men's Grand Slam final. The previous record was 11-9 (1927 French Open final between Rene Lacoste and Bill Tilden).

• Federer served 50 aces, a personal mark and one behind Ivo Karlovic's Wimbledon record of 51. Federer's previous best was 39 aces against Janko Tipsarevic at the 2008 Australian Open.

• Federer's 182 career victories in Grand Slam events is fifth best in the Open era. He reached this victory mark at 27, younger than any of those ahead of him. The closest are No. 3 Ivan Lendl (222) and No. 4 Sampras (203), who reached their 182nd victories at 29.
 
#355 ·
And the ONLY ever player besides Ivan Lendl in 1989 to re-capture the Year End #1 after losing it the year before in the open era of tennis.
That's him equilizing a BIG record, folks! :worship:
 
#357 ·
31st January, 2010

Roger wins the Australian Open, his 16th Grand Slam title. :worship:
 
#358 ·
Hallelujah !!!!!!!!!!Hallelujah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hallelujah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hallelujah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hallelujah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hallelujah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hallelujah !!!!!!!!!!!!Hallelujah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hallelujah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hallelujah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:worship::bounce::bounce:
 
#360 ·
SWEET 16 MILESTONE!!!
 
#363 ·
Federer's 30th Birthday By The Numbers

by Matt Fitzgerald
03.08.2011


Federer will have his first opportunity to win a title as a 30 year old next week.

Roger Federer will turn 30 on Monday, 8 August, in Montreal. Here's a look at his birthday milestone by the numbers...

1 – World No. 1 for 285 weeks
2 – Finished in year-end Top 2 eight consecutive years (2003-10); only player to do so
3 – Grand Slam titles won in same season, accomplished three times (2004, 2006, and 2007)
4 – Fewest losses in his career in 2005 season (81-4)
5 – Year-end No. 1 finishes AND Barclays ATP World Tour Finals titles
6 – Wimbledon titles AND number of winning streaks of 20 matches or more
7 – Number of Grand Slam finals won before first loss (’06 Roland Garros to Nadal)
8 – Consecutive years with at least one Grand Slam title, from 2003-2010
9 – Or more titles on clay, grass and hard courts – only Jimmy Connors matches the feat
10 – Straight major finals reached: 2004 Wimbledon through 2007 US Open
11 – Consecutive years with at least one ATP World Tour title (2001-2011)
12 – Career-high titles won in 2006
13 – Number of match wins in first full season on ATP World Tour in 1999
14 – Wins in 23 matches against current World No. 1 Novak Djokovic
15 – Losses in a three-year span (2004-2006) in 262 matches.
16 – Grand Slam titles AND number of titles won in U.S. (most of any country)
17 – ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crowns
18 – Grand Slam finals reached over 19 appearances from ’05 Wimbledon to ’10 Australian Open (missed at ’08 Australian Open) AND tournaments won in different countries
19 –Age at first ATP World Tour title in Milan on Feb. 4, 2001
20 – Grand Slam matches won in a season six straight years (2004-2010) AND wins against players ranked No.1 or No. 2
21 – Years old when he finished inside the Top 10 for first time in 2002 (No. 6)
22 – Times he has been the top seed at a Grand Slam tournament AND age he first became No. 1
23 – Successive Grand Slam semi-final appearances (’04 Wimbledon through ’10 Australian Open) AND overall Grand Slam finals
24 – Straight finals won between ’03 Vienna through ’05 Bangkok
25 – His age when he finished with a career-high 92 match wins in 2006
26 – Wins in a row against Top 10 opponents (2003 Masters Cup to 2005 Australian Open QF – lost to No. 4 Safin in SF)
27 – Consecutive wins in a row in Grand Slam play, achieved twice (2005 Wimbledon R1-2006 Roland Garros Final; 2006 Wimbledon R1-2007 Roland Garros Final)
28 – Years old when he claimed his latest Grand Slam title at 2010 Australian Open
29 – Consecutive major quarter-finals reached (going into 2011 US Open)
30 – Grand Slams in a row as No. 1 or No. 2 seed between ’04 USO and ’11 AO

- With assistance from Greg Sharko

Source: http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/08/Features/Federer-30th-Birthday-By-The-Numbers.aspx
 
#365 ·
Roger will soon join a very exclusive club - the 800 club! He has 782 single wins so far in his carreer, and only six legends so far managed to win more than 800 single matches as a pro... here they are:

1) 1241 - Jimmy Connors
2) 1071 - Ivan Lendl
3) 923 - Guillermo Vilas
4) 875 - John McEnroe
5) 870 - Andre Agassi
6) 806 - Stefan Edberg

When will Roger join them? Basel maybe?
 
#370 ·
Exactly 10 years ago Roger became #1 :)



He stayed on that position 237 weeks until August 18th 2008.

He got back to #1 on July 6th 2009 until June 7th 2010 for 48 weeks.

Unforgettable for us all is when he did the impossible and got #1 again on July 9th 2012 for 17 weeks and broke Pete Sampras' record :)
 
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