Career Grandslam Champion Roger Federer

ATP - THAILAND OPEN
Bangkok, Thailand | International Series | hard [o]



R32 Nicolas Thomann FRA 243 6-4, 7-6(4)

R16 Ivo Heuberger SUI 109 6-1, 6-3

QF Robin Soderling SWE 53 7-6(3), 6-4

SF Paradorn Srichaphan THA 22 7-5, 2-6, 6-3

W Andy Roddick USA 2 6-4, 6-0


Doubles with: Yves Allegro (SUI)

R16 Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram ISR
ISR
7-6(10), 7-5

QF Marco Chiudinelli
Ivo Heuberger SUI
SUI
W/O

SF Simon Aspelin
Johan Landsberg SWE
SWE
6-3, 7-6(7)

F Justin Gimelstob
Graydon Oliver USA
USA
7-5, 4-6, 4-6

http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/roger...cfm?uYear=2004

Federer wins the first clay match of the season against Bjorn Phau of Germany in Estroil.....

Twenty Second Title - Masters Cup 2004

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15.11.2004 - 22.11.2004
ATP - TENNIS MASTERS CUP
Houston, United States of America | Masters Cup | hard [o]



RR Gaston Gaudio ARG 10 6-1, 7-6(4)
RR Lleyton Hewitt AUS 3 6-3, 6-4
RR Carlos Moya ESP 5 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
SF Marat Safin RUS 4 6-3, 7-6(18)
W Lleyton Hewitt AUS 3 6-3, 6-2

http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/roger...cfm?uYear=2004

Federer takes first clay win of season

Fed beats Arnaud Clement 7-6, 6-2 in Estroil QF.

Federer wins B.Becker @ Madrid Masters 6-2, 7-6 (2nd round)...

May 17th - 283rd week as Number one. He loses (400 some - not sure ) points after his loss yesterday.

Twenty Third Title - Doha 2005

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03.01.2005 - 09.01.2005
ATP - QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN
Doha, Qatar | International Series | hard [o]



R32 David Ferrer ESP 6-1, 6-1
R16 Greg Rusedski GBR 6-3, 6-4
QF Feliciano Lopez ESP 6-1, 6-2
SF Nikolay Davydenko RUS 6-3, 6-4
W Ivan Ljubicic CRO 6-3, 6-1

http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/roger...cfm?uYear=2005

Unless federer wins both french open and wimbledon, he is going to lose his no. 1 ranking at the end of wimbledon.

Nadal stands to gain 1840 points if he wins FO. But Federer stands to gain nothing even if he wins FO.

Yes. AF If Nadal wins FO and Federer wins Wimby then also Nadal could be very well no. 1. Because he has nothing to lose in wimbledon also.

Somehow I feel this year also will end with No.1 federer

Federer has to win French open to increase his chances to end this year as no. 1

284th week!!!

AF, how many more weeks for the record?

I saw that if Nadal wins FO and Fed loses before Semis, Nadal becomes #1?

That means there is a more than 80% chance of Fed not achieving the #1 no of weeks record? I had been assuming that the chance of Fed not achieving this record was quite low and didnt realise that even a very very realistic scenario like Nadal winning FO and Fed losing before Semis can jeopardise that :(

3 More weeks. Sampras is at 286.

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Yes. He will lose the ranking if he loses before semis and Nadal wins FO.

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Sad but true. He can lose the number 1 status if the above happens.

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That means there is a more than 80% chance of Fed not achieving the #1 no of weeks record? I had been assuming that the chance of Fed not achieving this record was quite low and didnt realise that even a very very realistic scenario like Nadal winning FO and Fed losing before Semis can jeopardise that :(

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Not too fast guys. I don't see federer losing before final. Even in Final I still think this time federer can pull it off if his serve works extremely well.

Federer wins his first round match in straight sets beating Luczak
6-4, 6-1 & 6-2...

I think Fed, will atleast reach SF :roll:

News & Photos / Match Reports / Perfect match, says Federer

Defending champion Roger Federer returned to the emotional scene of his first French Open title today, sealing a routine victory over veteran Australian Peter Luczak 6-4 6-1 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier.

The Swiss master and World No1 received a rousing reception by the French fans on his arrival into the stadium, later remarking that he had “been looking forward to coming back here for a year.”


In today’s clinical display, Federer took a little while to warm up. The 30-year-old Luczak more than held his own from the baseline and mixed it up with some crafty net play in the opening eight games to stand level with the great champion 4-4. Almost on cue though, and despite a spirited attempt by the Aussie to quell the rising storm, the Swiss moved into second gear, breaking his opponent in the next game and serving out the first set on his third opportunity, 6-4, after 43 minutes. As is often the case, it was Federer’s fine serve that dug him out of holes when needed – he blew five aces past the No.71-ranked Aussie in that set and won the point an impressive 94 per cent of the time when his first serve landed in.


“Finally got a chance again at 5 4, so it was a good first set for me, anyway, without any hiccups on my own serve,” said Federer. “After that things were a bit easier. He had to push it a bit more. I could relax a bit more, and then the scoreline changed and towards the end I played some great drop shots. So it was like a perfect match to get off the French Open campaign, really.”


Federer accelerated early on in the second set, with Luczak’s groundstrokes often missing the back line by metres. His unforced error count was to be the telling factor by the end of the match (he hit 21 unforced errors to Fed’s 11). The top seed broke for a second time to lead 5-1 when a Luczak forehand floated long and marched away with the set 6-1 when the Aussie’s backhand trickled into the net.


Federer’s exquisite drop shots got a good work out in the third set, including one point at the end of the third set where he hit a stunning drop shot from around three metres behind the baseline.


“…the more I play on clay, the more natural it is to me,” said Federer. “And I think it was a bit slippery today, because it was quite warm out there. The surface is the sand is very light, and then you tend to slide. You had to get used to this, but then frankly I didn't have many problems with my footwork.”


The 28-year-old Swiss, who has reached the final of 18 of the last 19 Grand Slams (with the exception of 2008 Australian Open), is penciled to meet four-time Roland Garros champ and the undisputed King of Clay Rafael Nadel in the final here. While there is a lot more at stake than just a Grand Slam title here (including Federer’s No1 ranking), the Swiss is understandably tired of answering the same questions about their pending showdown in his post-match media conferences.


“I don't know if I need to answer the same question all the time, but I hope I'll be playing the finals. If it's him, it's perfect. Otherwise, you know, what a pity for him; what a pity for me if I don't reach this stage, the finals. We'll see. It's the first round, not the semifinals, unfortunately. But we'll see.”

http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/ne...710117525.html

how much time did he take to win the 1st round?

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108 minutes

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Federer is on his way to win his second round match against Falla
(7-6, 6-2 & 4-2)

Soderling had an easy outing against Dent earlier 6-0, 6-1 & 6-1

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Federer is on his way to win his second round match against Falla
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Soderling had an easy outing against Dent earlier 6-0, 6-1 & 6-1

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Federer won 7-6, 6-2, 6-4. Not very impressive though. If federer wants to win this French open(especially final) he has to get at least 2/3rd of his first services in. He is losing heavily points on his second serve. Federer's service is going to be the key in final if he gets there.

Ennathha impressive enna suppressive, Ennamo ponggapa !! :)

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Ennathha impressive enna suppressive, Ennamo ponggapa !! :)

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oru karththu solla vidamatteengalae? :(

TA,

You can never expect Roger to crush anyone. He will be just better than the opponent, be it whoever. He just plays by oponnent. He is anyway slow starter these days. I wouldn't be surprised if he starts losing the first set moving forward.

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TA,

You can never expect Roger to crush anyone. He will be just better than the opponent, be it whoever. He just plays by oponnent. He is anyway slow starter these days. I wouldn't be surprised if he starts losing the first set moving forward.

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I agree. Apart from occasional brilliance federer is playing well below his 2007 level.

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too good.... 1 hour and 48 minutes....just...

nadal took 2.5 hours to defeat a new comer MINA 6-2 6-2 6-2.... Nadal :evil: :x

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too good.... 1 hour and 48 minutes....just...

nadal took 2.5 hours to defeat a new comer MINA 6-2 6-2 6-2.... Nadal :evil: :x

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It really does not mean anything to anyone. Only thing which has meaning is winning the title. Like they say "jo jeeta wohi sikander".

Roland Garros Round 2: Roger Federer def Alejandro Falla

Roger Federer (1) 7 6 6
Alejandro Falla 6 2 4

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Roger Federer (1) 7 6 6
Alejandro Falla 6 2 4

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Does it mean federer in third round??? :wink:

Roger will take Julian Reister in his 3rd round match tommorrow.
Weather permitting, it should be a hectic day @ Roland Garros, with Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, Verdasco, Gonzalez, Hennin etc etc
everybody should be there.

Federer is the first player to advance to fourth round with 6-4 6-0 6-4 victory. His first serve percentage is under 60%, still he had not faced any break point on his serve.

Fourth round aa?. Adutha round soderling oda!!

It will be an all Swiss 4th round between Roger & Wawrinka....

Roger thru' to QF beating Wawrinka in straight sets 6-3, 7-6, 6-2.
Will most likely meet Soderling in QF who is leading Cilic 6-4, 6-4 & 6-2 in another 4th round match.

Roger is yet to drop a set in this tournament so far :clap:

Number 1 for 285 weeks. If Roger goes to semi-finals he breaks Sampras Record for sure.


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Sodermani fact file
2009 _ nadalku aaappu in french open. Preventin him from a french open consec titles record
2010 - federerku aaappu? Preventing him from consec weeks #1 record?