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Federer beating Nadal in CLAY , German Masters is a great achievement ! this guy losing after 80 matches !!
Looks like we have a great show down in french open.
Fed is really unbelievable guy !
Yup Nakkee
:hammer: @ myself for not knowing this
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:clap: Federer
He discovered him :thumbsup:
FBI investigates Federer’s loss to Volandri.
something funny i read
Posted by tennisplanet on May 12th, 2007
Apparently everything is not on the up and up at the loss Federer suffered at the hands of Volandri from Itlay.
FBI is investigating the matter. Below are series of events that made FBI suspicious.
According to FBI spokesman, they have discovered that Volandri travelled to a small city called Corleone in Italy, back in January of this year. He initially met with a lawyer named Tom Hagen for two hours.
Next month, he was back there on February 15. This time he met a man by the name of Michael Corleone. According to wire tapes on location, the meeting lasted for 15 minutes.
The county records indicate Volandri is the Godson to this Corleone character. Next day Tom Hagen left for Switzerland for one day. According to tapes, the draw at Rome was discussed. This is Volandri’s home event and he has been trying to win here to boost his sagging career. No agreement was reached.
Next day, a character by the name of Luca Brasi was summoned at Corleone’s office. Luca was transported to Switzerland by a private jet immediately after the meeting. He was later found at the apartment of Federer.
Microphone picked up words like ‘I am going to make you an offer you cannot refuse’. Luca was seeing whispering something in the ears of Federer. Federer bluntly refused the offer. Luca took the flight back home.
That night Federer found a black cat in his bedroom in the middle of the night. Mirka screamed at the ghastly sight. Federer was seeing making a call and essentially accepting the offer.
It was later discovered from the documents seized from Federer’s tennis bag, that it was his agreement to let Volandri win at Rome.
But the documents also indicate that, Federer was clever enough to trade this favor, by insisting that he gets a guarantee in writing that he wins the French Open for the next two years. FBI believe the dizzy spells Nadal is experiencing could be part of this scheme.
FBI is also looking into the shopping trip Mirka had with a lady named Kay Adams when she was visiting Los Angeles during the Indian Wells tournament.
Lot of people have been questioned, the most prominent being a gentleman by the name of Barzini. He denies any knowledge of such activities.
As the investigation progresses many prominent people of the society are being linked to this shocking scandal. In the light of above, the draw at the French Open has been sealed and extra security is being provided for Nadal.
Records of previous tennis legends are being unearthed to detect any questionable activity. More on it as it unfolds.
Please let us know if any of you zombies have any further details on this.
:lol: :rotfl:
Got this from fedex's orkut community :wink:
Fedex to play Pete in Asia :P
http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/roger...fm?uNewsID=558
This is the most wonderful thing that could ever happen .Two greats from different era showcasing their talents against one another . 8-)
There's not much to be read out of the outcome as Pete is just a shadow of his former self. He is pretty much a war weary horse smitten by the hardships for playing competitive tennis all these years . There is nothing to prove Pete . You are the greatest 8-)
and that too in Malaysia... :D surely m gonna watch d match.. :boo:Quote:
Originally Posted by ajithfederer
Annan in hamburg Final
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fbtFgRLTcl0
:P :notworthy:
Emperor Roger's Bagels and Breadsticks :lol: :rotfl: Sema nakkal pa namma orkut membersskku :P
http://www.orkut.com/CommMsgs.aspx?c...352375&start=1
As many of us already know, the Federalist is a world famous baker who frequently delivers the finest in both bagels (6-0) and breadsticks (6-1) to his hapless opponents.
Bagel - A set win of 6-0 against an opponent and Breadstick is a 6-1 win........
Federalist bagels:
1.)2006 Wimby final vs Nadal :lol2:
2.)2004 US Open final vs Hewitt 6-0 7-6 6-0 :rotfl:
3.)2005 Tennis Masters Cup vs Gaudio 6-0 6-0 (after which Gaudio declared Federer as the greatest player ever)
4.)2003 Tennis Masters Cup final vs Agassi 6-3 6-0 6-4
5.)2006 Aussie Open final vs Baghdatis
2004 US Open final vs Hewitt
Since no player had ever lost two sets at love in the Open final in 120 years, this is considered the most one-sided final in the Open Era. :rotfl2: :rotfl:
2004 "Golden Bagel Award"
Federer was presented the inaugural "Golden Bagel award" in 2004, a light-hearted award based on a trivial statistic given to the men's professional tennis player who serves up more "bagels" (sets won 6-0) than any other player in any given year. Federer gave out 12 "bagels" in 2004. He also served 23 "bread sticks" (6-1 sets won).
More 6-0 sets he has served:
*06/07/04 Halle, Germany (final) def Marty Fish 6-0 6-3
*09/27/04 Bangcock, Thailand (final) def Andy Roddick 6-4 6-0
*03/19/06 Indian Wells (final) def Blake 7-5 6-3 6-0
*06/18/06 Halle, Germany (final) def Berdych 6-0 6-7 6-2
Four Bagels in Grand Slam singles finals :)
Wins (8)
Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2003 Wimbledon Mark Philippoussis 7-6, 6-2, 7-6
2004 Australian Open Marat Safin 7-6, 6-4, 6-2
2004 Wimbledon (2) Andy Roddick 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-4
2004 U.S. Open Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0
2005 Wimbledon (3) Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6, 6-4
2005 U.S. Open (2) Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1
2006 Australian Open (2) Marcos Baghdatis 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2
2006 Wimbledon (4) Rafael Nadal 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3
2006
WIMBLEDON
R64 Tim Henman 6-4, 6-0, 6-2
SF Jonas Björkman 6-2, 6-0, 6-2
W Rafael Nadal 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 6-3
GERRY WEBER OPEN Halle, Germany
W Tomas Berdych 6-0, 6-7 (4), 6-2
MASTERS SERIES MONTE CARLO
R32 Alberto Martin 6-0, 6-1
NASDAQ 100 OPEN , Miami
R64 Arnaud Clément 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-0
PACIFIC LIFE OPEN, Indian Wells, USA
W James Blake 7-5, 6-3, 6-0
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
R64 Florian Mayer 6-1, 6-4, 6-0
R16 Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-0, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2
SF Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 5-7, 6-0, 6-2
W Marcos Baghdatis 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2
2005
TENNIS MASTERS CUP Shanghai
RR Guillermo Coria 6-0 1-6 6-2
SF Gaston Gaudio 6-0, 6-0
DAVIS CUP Switzerland
RR Alan Mackin 6-0 6-0 6-2
ROLAND GARROS
R128 Dudi Sela 6-1 6-4 6-0
2004
THAILAND OPEN
W Andy Roddick 6-4 6-0
US OPEN
R32 Fabrice Santoro 6-0 6-4 7-6(7)
W Lleyton Hewitt 6-0 7-6(3) 6-0
WIMBLEDON
R128 Alex Bogdanovic 6-3 6-3 6-0
R64 Alejandro Falla 6-1 6-2 6-0
QF Lleyton Hewitt 6-1 6-7(1) 6-0 6-4
GERRY WEBER OPEN Halle, Germany
W Mardy Fish 6-0 6-3
MASTERS SERIES HAMBURG
SF Lleyton Hewitt 6-0 6-4
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
R128 Alex Bogomolov Jr.6-3 6-4 6-0
R32 Todd Reid 6-3 6-0 6-1
R16 Lleyton Hewitt 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4
2003
TENNIS MASTERS CUP. Houston USA
RR David Nalbandian 6-3 6-0
W Andre Agassi 6-3 6-0 6-4
US OPEN
R64 Jean-Rene Lisnard 6-1 6-2 6-0
DAVIS CUP, Toulouse, France
RR Fabrice Santoro 6-1 6-0 6-2
ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT, Rotterdam, Netherlands
R16 Fabrice Santoro 6-0 6-4
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
R64 Lars Burgsmuller 6-3 6-0 6-3
2002
TENNIS MASTERS CUP, Shanghai
RR Jiri Novak 6-0 4-6 6-2
KREMLIN CUP, Moscow, Russia
R32 Denis Golovanov 6-0 6-1
MASTERS SERIES HAMBURG
R32 Bohdan Ulihrach 6-3 6-0
QF Gustavo Kuerten 6-0 1-6 6-2
2001
HOPMAN CUP, Perth Australia
RR Lleyton Hewitt 3-6 6-0 4-6
HEINEKEN TROPHY, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
R16 John van Lottum 6-0 6-1
ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT, Rotterdam, Netherlands
SF Andrei Pavel 6-7(4) 6-4 6-0
2000
NONE
1999
GRENOBLE, Grenoble, France
R32 Rodolphe Gilbert 6-2 6-0
1998
JUNIOR - RADO ORANGE BOWL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, USA
R64 Raimonds Sproga 5-7 7-6 6-0
R16 Ivan Cinkus 6-0 6-1
EDDIE HERR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, USA
R64 Matias Boeker 6-0 7-6
WIMBLEDON JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
R64 Philip Langer 6-0 6-2
VICTORIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, Victoria, Australia
R32 Mathias Rekate 6-1 6-0
1997
JUNIOR - EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Hatfield, Great Britain
R32 Mik Ledvonova 6-1 6-0
R16 Igor Kounitsyn 6-0 6-2
ITALIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, QUALIFYING, Milan, Italy
R16 Tomas Zivnicek 3-6 6-0 6-3
PRATO INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT, Prato, Italy
R64 Giunior Ghedina 6-2 6-0
R16 Julien Jeanpierre 6-3 6-0
W Luka Kutanjac 6-4 6-0
1996
JUNIOR - 33RD COFFEE BOWL, QUALIFYING, San Jose, Costa Rica
R16 Carlos Vargas 6-2 2-6 6-0
JUNIOR - 19TH CASABLANCA CUP, QUALIFYING, Tlanepantla, Mexico
R64 Angel Garcia-Lopez 6-0 6-1
JUNIOR - 40TH SUNSHINE CUP, Delray Beach, USA
RR Han-Hui Tsai 6-3 6-0
JUNIOR - SWISS JUNIOR TOURNAMENT, Davos, Switzerland
R64 Lukas Rhomberg 6-1 6-0
A Bagel has been served today in the 3rd round of French Open 2007 against Starace 8-)
6-2 6-3 6-0
Sir has won 95 of his last 100 grandslam matches :) I just pray that and convey my best wishes that he makes it 98 out of 103 :wink:
Even though I love Federer, Pete is still my all-time favorite! I dont want to see THE champion get embarassed in front of the current emperor! Sorry.... :oops: :cry: :oops:Quote:
Originally Posted by ajithfederer
I watched Roger's match today at the French Open... Looks like he's definitely worked on clay a lot lately! I really pray he wins the French open this year to become a Grand Slam champion... After all, he won Nadall in a preliminary Clay Court tournament a couple of weeks back, in spite of losing to him the last two years in the finals... Roger really deserves to be in the books of Grand Slam winners! :notworthy:
Federer can't beat The Pete in his prime... Pete is the greatest!! He has retired from the game and must be a shadow of himself.. He hasn't participated in any kind of competition for a long time... I'm just curious to see how much has the Greatest Emperor of all time left in himself.. By the time he retired, I thought he had a lot to offer to the tennis World... We miss you the Pete.. You were/are/will be the Greatest.. You're badly missed.. The void you left behind isn't filled and will never be filled :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by m_23_bayarea
Thanks man! You're post makes me feel really glad, and so honoring for the champion! I really like Roger, but I just cant see someone being talked abt better than Pete! :oops:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hey Ram
Rojer seem to be well planned this time ! methodical , has been his mantra . Damn sure, its going to be a tough call for Nadal this time and if Fed manages to win French O, then its GRAND SLAM for sure.
How come I missed both these posts :oops: . HeyRam and Bay Thanks for echoing my sentimentsQuote:
Originally Posted by m_23_bayarea
I donno which stupid organiser/sponsor is conducting this match b/w federer and sampras! If its for charity then well and good! But setting up a match between Federer who is on an all time high and pete, who was playing for years in his backyard is totally ridiculous.
Watever the results be, definitely lot of wicked comments r sure to follow!
Sampras-Federer match is needless. Pete is old now. In tennis, even 2 years older will make a huge difference on flexibility and speed . This should be a pure exhibition stuff and both should play for galleries. have fun
Dheivamaeee Tennis aandaavaa.. Nee senja tennis recordskku mattumae oru wikipedia page aa........ :notworthy:
:notworthy: :2thumbsup: :victory:
Records held by Roger Federer
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Roger Federer
This page lists various career, tournament, and seasonal records and achievements by tennis player Roger Federer.
Grand Slam tournaments
In 2001, Federer ended Pete Sampras's 31-match winning streak at Wimbledon in the fourth round of the tournament.
By winning Wimbledon in 2003, Federer joined Stefan Edberg, Pat Cash, and Björn Borg as the only players to win both the juniors' and men's Wimbledon championships.
Federer's victory at the 2004 U.S. Open marked the first time in the open era that anyone had won his first four Grand Slam singles finals. He eventually won his first seven Grand Slam singles finals before losing to Rafael Nadal in the 2006 French Open final. Only Federer, American Richard Sears, and Briton William Renshaw won their first seven Grand Slam singles finals. As of February 2007, Federer had won ten of eleven Grand Slam singles finals, the highest percentage among the twelve players with at least eight career Grand Slam singles titles.
With his victory over Marcos Baghdatis at the 2006 Australian Open, Federer became the first man to win three consecutive Grand Slam titles since Sampras in 1993-94.
By winning the 2006 U.S. Open, Federer became the only male player (and the only player in the open era) to win both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in the same year for three consecutive years.
Federer has won four consecutive men's singles titles at Wimbledon (2003-2006), a feat accomplished only by Borg and Sampras in the open era. In the 28 matches Federer played at Wimbledon during those years, he dropped just five sets. In comparison, Borg and Sampras lost fifteen and fourteen sets respectively over a similar four-year period.
Federer is the only male tennis player to have won eight Grand Slam singles titles in three years (2004-2006).
By reaching the semifinals at the 2007 Australian Open, Federer broke Ivan Lendl's previous record of ten consecutive Grand Slam semifinal appearances with his eleventh consecutive semifinal appearance which he extended by reaching the semifinals at the 2007 French Open to 12.
Federer is the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to reach the final of all Grand Slam tournaments during one year (2006).
By reaching the final of the 2007 French Open Federer broke the all-time record of seven consecutive Grand Slam final appearances, held by Australian Jack Crawford, set 73 years ago at Wimbledon in 1934.
With winning the 2007 Australian Open, Federer won his sixth Grand Slam singles title in his last seven attempts, equalling Rod Laver's accomplishment.
At the 2007 Australian Open, Federer became just the fourth man in the open era to win a Grand Slam singles title without dropping a set.[1]
By winning the 2007 Australian Open, Federer won his tenth career Grand Slam singles title and tied American Bill Tilden for fifth place on the all-time Grand Slam singles titles leaderboard.
By winning the 2007 Australian Open, Federer became the only male tennis player to win three different Grand Slam singles tournaments at least three times each (Australian Open: 3 times; Wimbledon: 4 times; U.S. Open: 3 times).
By winning the 2007 Australian Open, Federer became the first man in the open era to win three straight Grand Slam singles titles twice in his career (2005 Wimbledon, 2005 U.S. Open, and 2006 Australian Open; 2006 Wimbledon, 2006 U.S. Open, and 2007 Australian Open).
Federer won his 11th consecutive Grand Slam singles match in straight sets when he defeated Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth round of the 2007 French Open. This tied John McEnroe's open era record for the most consecutive straight set victories in Grand Slam tournaments.
Federer won his 36th consecutive Grand Slam set when he won the first set in the quarterfinals against Tommy Robredo in the 2007 French Open. This broke John McEnroe's open era record for the most consecutive sets won in Grand Slam tournaments.
By beating Nikolay Davydenko in the semi-finals of the 2007 French Open, Federer became the first man to reach eight Grand Slam finals in a row, bettering Australian Jack Crawford's seven in the 1930s.
Tennis Masters Cup
In 2004, Federer became the first player since Ivan Lendl in 1986 and 1987 to win back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup titles without losing a match.
In 2006, Federer became the first man since Lendl to reach the final of four consecutive Tennis Masters Cups. Lendl reached a record nine consecutive finals at that event.
In 2005, Federer became the first man to win a match 6-0, 6-0 (a "double bagel") at the Tennis Masters Cup, when he defeated Gaston Gaudio in a semifinal. This was the first double bagel win of Federer's career.
In 2006, Federer extended his record run as the only person to remain undefeated in the round robin stage of the Tennis Masters Cup. In his five years of playing the tournament, Federer has won all 15 of his round robin matches.
[edit] ATP Masters Series tournaments
Federer owns 13 Tennis Masters Series shields, second only to Andre Agassi's 17.
In 2005, Federer became the first player to win four Tennis Masters Series titles in one year. He repeated this feat in 2006.
Federer is the third player to have won all four North American Masters Series events in a career, after Agassi and Michael Chang.
Federer broke Pete Sampras's record of 19 consecutive Tennis Masters Series match victories when he defeated Tommy Haas in the third round of the 2006 Nasdaq 100 Open in Key Biscayne, Florida. Federer's streak reached 29 matches before he lost to Rafael Nadal in the final of the 2006 Monte Carlo Open.
By winning the 2006 Nasdaq 100 Open title, Federer became the only player to win the first two Tennis Masters Series events of the year two years in a row.[2]
[edit] Ranking and points
Federer is the fifth player in the history of the ATP computer rankings to be the top ranked player every week during a calendar year (2005 and 2006). The others are Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras, and Lleyton Hewitt.
With his tournament victory at the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, Federer set a new record of 1,674 ATP Race points, eclipsing his 2005 record of 1,345. He had also held the previous record of 1,267 points in 2004, which had broken Andy Roddick's 907-point total for 2003.
With year-end ATP tour ranking points of 6,335 in 2004, 6,725 in 2005, and 8,370 in 2006, Federer finished with the highest number of year-ending ATP tour ranking points since the ATP circuit began in 1990, although the points breakdown changed slightly in 2000. The previous year-ending high was Sampras's 5,097 points in 1994.
Federer holds the record for the highest ranking points at any time of the year: 8,370 points on November 20, 2006.
Federer has been the top ranked player on the ATP list since February 2, 2004—a total of 175 weeks as of June 4th, 2007. On February 26, 2007, he surpassed Connors's all-time record for most consecutive weeks (160) atop the men's rankings. Only Connors (268 weeks), Lendl (270 weeks), and Sampras (286 weeks) have spent more weeks in total as top ranked players on the ATP list.
Individual match records
In a semifinal of the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, Federer won a second set tiebreak against Marat Safin 20-18. This tiebreak lasted 26 minutes and tied the record for the longest tiebreak (in terms of points) ever played since the tiebreak system was introduced in 1970. Besides Federer, only Björn Borg (first round Wimbledon 1973 against Premjit Lal), Goran Ivanišević (first round U.S. Open 1993 against Daniel Nestor and semifinal Queen's Club 1997 against Greg Rusedski), José Acasuso (first round Canada Masters 2006 against Björn Phau), and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (first round Australian Open 2007 against Andy Roddick) have won such drawn out tiebreaks.
[edit] Match winning streaks
In 2006, with his first round victory over Richard Gasquet at Wimbledon, Federer surpassed Björn Borg's 41-match grass court winning streak record. Borg set this record from 1976 to 1981, while playing only Wimbledon. Federer took the streak to 48 consecutive matches by defeating Rafael Nadal in the final.
On 26 October 2006, Federer became only the second player in the open era, the other being Borg, to have held five winning streaks of more than twenty matches. Federer's first streak was 23 matches in mid-2004. The second streak was 26 matches spanning the latter half of 2004 and early 2005. The third streak was 25 matches in early 2005. The fourth streak was 35 matches at the end of 2005. The fifth (and longest) streak started at the 2006 U.S. Open and ended after 41 victories on March 11, 2007, which included tournament victories at the U.S. Open, Tokyo, ATP Masters Series in Madrid, Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, the Australian Open in Melbourne, and the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open. This is the fifth longest winning streak in the open era.
Federer won a record 26 consecutive matches against top ten ranked opponents. The streak lasted from October 2003 to January 2005, when he lost to Marat Safin in a semifinal of the Australian Open.
Federer won his 32nd consecutive match over American players when he defeated Sam Querrey in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida in March 2007. His last loss to an American was against Andy Roddick in a semifinal of the 2003 Canadian Masters.
Federer holds the record for most consecutive singles wins in North America, winning 55 straight matches before losing to Andy Murray in August 2006. (This loss also stopped Federer’s streak of 17 consecutive finals reached, just one shy of Ivan Lendl's record 18 consecutive finals in 1981 and 1982.)
Federer holds the longest winning streak on hard courts: 56 matches (2005-06). The streak was ended by Nadal in the Dubai final in March 2006. At the 2006 U.S. Open, Federer started another hard court streak, which reached 36 consecutive wins (including tournament victories at the U.S. Open, Tokyo, ATP Masters Series in Madrid, Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, the Australian Open, Dubai, and two Davis Cup matches in Geneva against Serbia-Montenegro). The streak ended on March 11, 2007, at Indian Wells when Federer lost to Guillermo Canas in the second round.
Tournament winning streaks
In 2004, Federer became the first player since Björn Borg in 1979 to win consecutive tournaments on three different surfaces, having captured titles at Wimbledon (grass), Gstaad (clay), and Toronto (hard).
Federer won 24 straight finals from the tournament in Vienna in October 2003 through the tournament in Bangkok in September 2005. This streak was a new open era record, breaking the previous record of twelve straight final wins, shared by John McEnroe and Borg. It marked also the first time Federer won five consecutive tournaments he entered. David Nalbandian broke the streak in the final of the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup.
Federer won four consecutive titles at one event for the first time on June 18, 2006, at the Gerry Weber Open. He repeated this feat by winning his fourth consecutive Wimbledon championship in 2006, beating Rafael Nadal in the final.
[edit] Yearly excellence
Federer's loss against Richard Gasquet in the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters brought his win-loss tally to 35-2 for 2005, the best start on the men's tour since John McEnroe, who went 39-0 in 1984.
In 2005, Federer won 95.3 percent of his matches (he went 81-4), second in the open era to McEnroe's 96.5 percent (82-3) in 1984.
In 2006, Federer won at least 80 matches for a second straight year, the first player to do so since Ivan Lendl went 106-26 in 1980, 96-14 in 1981, and 106-9 in 1982. Federer has won at least seventy matches in four consecutive years (2003: 78-17; 2004: 74-6; 2005: 81-4; 2006: 92-5).
In 2006, Federer reached the final in 16 of the 17 tournaments he played, setting a new record of 94.1 percent finals appearances. [3] This eclipsed McEnroe's 93.3 percent set in 1984.[citation needed]
In 2006, Federer earned U.S. $8,343,885 in prize money, breaking the previous record of U.S. $6,498,311 earned by Pete Sampras in 1997.
In 2004, Federer became the tenth player in the open era to win at least 11 singles titles in a year. He is the first year-end No. 1 to win 11 titles since Lendl in 1985. In addition, Federer is the only player to win at least 10 titles in a season without losing in a final. In 2006, he became the first man since Thomas Muster in 1995 to win 12 titles in one year.
In 2006, Federer became the only player in the open era to have won at least 10 singles titles in each of three consecutive years. He won at least 11 titles during the years 2004, 2005, and 2006.
[edit] Career excellence
As of May 20, 2007, Federer has won 48 of 61 finals during his career, for a winning percentage of 78.7 percent. This compares to 72.7 percent by Pete Sampras, 71.3 percent by John McEnroe, and 70.5 percent by Björn Borg.
From 2004 through 2006, Federer had the best three-year match and tournament winning percentages since the inception of the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings in 1973. Federer won 94.3 percent of his singles matches (247-15) and 69.4 percent of the singles tournaments he entered (34 titles in 49 tournaments, including eight of twelve Grand Slam tournaments). The three-year match winning percentage record was previously owned by Ivan Lendl, who won 92.1 percent of his singles matches from 1985 through 1987.
By 2005, Federer had won singles and doubles titles on all four surfaces: hardcourt, clay, carpet, and grass. (Singles: Sydney 2002 (hard), Hamburg 2002 (clay), Milan 2001 (carpet), and Halle 2003 (grass); Doubles: Rotterdam 2001 (hard), Gstaad 2001 (clay), Moscow 2002 (carpet), and Halle 2005 (grass).)
Federer won 31 consecutive sets beginning with his Tennis Masters Cup roundrobin match against Andy Roddick on November 14, 2006, and ending with his first round match against Kristian Pless at the Dubai Tennis Championships on February 26, 2007.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Records..._Roger_Federer 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
ATP - PARIS STAYS A DREAM
Roger’s dream of the Grand Slam has once again been destroyed by Rafael Nadal. Our star simply committed too many rrors with Rafa showing a very constant performance: 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6.
“I am a little sad about the way I played,” said Roger. “I have not accomplished what I had planned. But this was certainly not the last time I played here, I’ll try again next year.”
Roger beat Nadal in the Hamburg Masters final in May to end the Spaniard's record 81-match winning streak on clay, but he never really looked like winning today. He failed to convert his first 11 breakpoint chances, putting pressure on his own serve by repeatedly allowing Nadal to hold. Nadal saved 16 of 17 break points and broke serve four times in 10 chances. He had only 27 unforced errors to 59 for Roger.
Nadal relentlessly probed his opponent's weaker side, sometimes forcing Roger to hit half a dozen backhands in a rally. Roger did have chances to take command at different points in the match - but unfortunately never really succeeded.
http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/roger...fm?uNewsID=568
Man, how can Roger lose to ANYBODY? I cant believe this... Becker, Edberg, Sampras, all top-notch players couldnt make it in clay! I thought Roger would beat that stereotype... Looks like we'll have to wait another year for that to happen! :cry: :cry: :cry:
Bjorn Borg on The Master
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/mai...2/stborg12.xml 8-)
"I see a lot of myself in Roger, as we're very similar on the court," Borg said. "He doesn't show his emotions either, he doesn't let it all out. He keeps his cool. Of course, he has feelings and emotions, just like every other human being, it's just that he doesn't like to show them on the stadium. But maybe he lets all his emotions out to someone after he has left the stadium. I know that he cares a lot about it, and after the match he's a very cool guy.
"Roger is such a special guy. I think if he wins this year, which I think he will, then we can definitely start talking about whether he'll beat the Sampras record of seven Wimbledon titles in all. It's a question of whether he keeps his motivation. Roger is almost unbeatable on grass as he has no weaknesses at all. Roger is the complete player on a grass court."
Post Match Interview - Federer
Q. Why didn't you leave the trousers on, really make a statement?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, it was cold, but not that cold after all, so, yeah, that's why. Yeah, we both took them off.
Q. How did it feel to play out there in the new stadium?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, it was different, you know. There was always a constant breeze from the one end, like in many of the stadiums around the world. So that was not very different, it was just different for Centre Court.
I definitely prefer the old one over this one right now, but obviously it's a work in progress. We are all looking forward to next year. But it definitely does look and play a bit different this year.
Q. How do you feel about your performance? Were you happy with today?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I think it was okay. I was pretty pleased with my performance. I think it was solid. I was very concentrated on my own service games, trying to get those through, you know, then hopefully put pressure on my opponent.
It worked out. I think he also played a decent match. I had to come up with some shots once in a while. I think it was a good performance and I'm really happy actually the way I played today.
Q. Was that the kind of match you were looking for after not playing Halle this time around?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, look, I was of course a bit worried maybe before the first round. Look, I've got so much confidence, so much experience on this surface that I always expect myself to play good matches on grass. That's what happened today. Hopefully the next match can be similar as good.
Q. John McEnroe said on television he was surprised you changed your routine. He always kept to the same routine and he got to five Wimbledon finals. Today I suppose you proved he was talking rubbish.
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, I got to win the tournament to really prove that, I guess, that my decision was the right one. Only that one is going to be good enough for me and everyone else, too.
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Look, for me, my body was hurting after the French, after the clay court season. What do you want me to say? I'm not going to go start risking injury, risking my body.
I'd rather play Wimbledon than maybe play Halle, lose there, and not play Wimbledon at a hundred percent. I had to take a tough call. I'm not superstitious like other players are. That's why I can take decisions like that.
Q. Where is your body now? Do you feel a hundred percent?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I'm recovered. It takes about four, five, six days sometimes to really get everything out of the system, all the little things that hurt a little bit. Of course, when you start easier again because you don't have competition again, you can go at your own pace, whereas if you play a tournament you have to go at it a hundred percent otherwise you lose. That's a tough call of playing a tournament right after a Grand Slam.
Q. I believe there were some Federers listed as guests in the Royal Box today. Do you mind telling us if you had relatives here, and if that's customary for a first round match?
ROGER FEDERER: My mom got invited into the Royal Box from the chairman, Tim Phillips, which was very nice. My dad actually, too, but he preferred to stay home and maybe come for the final weekend if I'm there.
My mom came with a very good friend of ours from South Africa. I hope she enjoys maybe lunch right now and tea later on. Excellent.
Q. Wimbledon is obviously a very important tournament for you. Do you remember your feelings when you first made it in the main draw here I think like eight years ago with Jiri Novak? Was it special for you?
ROGER FEDERER: I was very nervous going into my junior first round. I remember after the warm up I was going up to the umpire telling him, I think the net is too high, because I was so nervous. I felt like the net was double the height.
He actually went down and checked it. The net was, of course, accurate, so I kept on playing and won my match. I was so nervous then.
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When I came back the following year I got a wildcard, which of course was very nice for The Championships to give me. I played on the back court right behind court No. 2 and lost in five sets to Jiri Novak.
I played a pretty good match. I don't remember being particularly nervous about it. I actually thought I would have a good chance because grass was supposed to all of a sudden be my favorite surface after winning the juniors.
I wasn't even that disappointed after because I played a good match and he was a tough opponent to have in the first round.
Q. Obviously the atmosphere out there is so different this year. Does the difference make you realize how special the feeling and atmosphere was at the old Centre Court?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, every time you come back here and play at Wimbledon on Centre Court, you warm up, all you hear is the sound of the ball, your movement, your breathing, because people are so quiet.
They really only applaud for good shots. They never applaud for unforced errors. It's just a very respectful crowd. It's such a totally different feel to anywhere else in the world where I always play.
Maybe it's just that nice change to different spectators here at Wimbledon to other courts that make it so much more special to play here.
Q. We saw Valentino Rossi on the stands watching the game from your box. Is it great champions watching other champions?
ROGER FEDERER: I was very happy he could attend. He let me know already a couple of weeks ago he was going to be able to make it to come over to Wimbledon before his race in Holland. We met each other at the Laureus awards. Not this time because I didn't go, but the year before that.
Yeah, he's a very, very nice guy. If I can help him out with tickets, I'm very happy to do so.
Q. The rain stopped him yesterday. The same rain didn't stop you today.
ROGER FEDERER: Almost did, yeah. I guess we got a bit more lucky. It was nice he came.
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Q. Did you ever have a wrist injury as serious as Murray's? How long did it take you to recover?
ROGER FEDERER: I fell once on clay back in '99 when I had Davis Cup in Belgium, in practice. I fell on my wrist and kind of tried to stop myself from falling. I remember I kind of jammed my wrist and it blocked. I felt it for about a couple of weeks. I really felt it especially on the forehand side.
Q. How long did it take to recover properly?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, quite a few weeks actually. It was really a pain 'cause there's so many little bones in the wrist. It's really a bad injury, I think. I don't know what happened really to him. Yeah, I think he probably made the right decision.
Q. Can you describe the different feeling going from the French, where every ball is coming up above your shoulder, coming to a slick grass court? How does that match up with your game?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, you definitely got to adjust. I can use the slice much more effectively here on grass. I can take chances on the serve, even on the second serve. You don't kick so much. You slice more the serve. It skips through the surface.
You can use the kick too these days, because of the slower conditions just to mix it up once in a while.
The ball obviously goes more flat over the court, which makes it faster. That's why the rallies are shorter. You definitely have to make big changes coming from Paris to here.
Q. At the start it seemed you were both a bit nervous about the surface. The conditions seemed cold and obviously damp. Was it tricky at that time?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, you know, you're kind of worried about injuries, slipping. I warmed up well. I'm feeling good on grass. I felt I had the grip.
But then, you know, it really rained a little bit harder. Then you're like you see him slip, you touch the grass, you think it's actually pretty wet, but you don't want to stop. Once they put the covers on, you're going to lose again another 45 minutes.
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It was good we stayed on. I don't think it got to the point where it was a big risk. It was still under control. You know, the players can also look at each other and go like this is crazy.
I think we took the right decision, both, to keep on playing. I maybe would have waited it out a little bit at one stage. I think it was okay the way it went.
Q. How actively are you looking for a new coach? Is it a disadvantage not having one at Wimbledon?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, my plan was back in February not to come with a coach here anyway, no matter what happened. I was planning on having Tony earlier in the clay court season all the way through to the French Open, then I would go to Wimbledon myself. So that is not a change.
At the moment, having the French Open and Wimbledon totally occupying my mind, I'm actually not thinking much about a coach right now. Probably after I start really considering who are the options.
Q. You said the other day you're not the enemy of the past, but you really are the enemy of the past. The past doesn't seem to mind. What did you mean by that?
ROGER FEDERER: I don't like it when former greats talk bad about our generation. That's what I don't like. I guess that's what I meant.
Q. You're not their enemy. You feel some of them are your enemy?
ROGER FEDERER: No, no. I've heard, you know, comments that apparently it's easier these days. Some give us great praise. It's nice to hear nice comments instead of talking bad sometimes, which I think is a pity.
Q. You didn't make a Hawk-Eye challenge today. I think if you would have looked up and seen your mug shot you may have challenged that, because it was rather bad.
ROGER FEDERER: Which shot?
Q. The Hawk-Eye shots of your faces. Before you make the challenge, there's a picture of two players on the court. Yours was red and black and blurry. It's just not very flattering. Perhaps you could challenge the quality of the picture.
ROGER FEDERER: You don't like the picture? I'll speak to them (laughter).
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Q. Do you think Hawk-Eye is accurate?
ROGER FEDERER: I don't know. Have they got all three dimensional probably must be, otherwise Wimbledon wouldn't use it, yeah.