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Federer has won 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles, the third most in history behind Nadal and Djokovic. Federer broke the previous all-time record held by Pete Sampras (14) in 2009 before Nadal and Djokovic surpassed him in 2022. Federer is one of 3 players who won all 4 Grand Slams and the Year-end Championship in their career.
Scurrying back to the other side of the court, Federer managed to flick a low backhand lob. But was too short, and Roddick smashed a huge overhead that appeared to be a winner. But, somehow Federer sprinted to the back corner of the court, almost in the stands, and hit a slicing overhead, which curved slowly sideways into the court behind ...
From there, Federer raised his game and held serve. [3] 4–3 saw a long and grueling game as Nadal fell behind 15–40 in his service game. He saved the first break point after a rally and saved the second one with an excellent serve. Federer got the advantage at deuce but Nadal saved the third break point with an ace.
In the 2-hour-and-2-minute fifth set Djokovic broke Federer's serve in the sixth game to take a 4–2 lead but Federer broke back the next game. Federer later broke Djokovic to take an 8–7 lead and with two aces held a 40–15 lead in the next game and was within one point of becoming, at 37 and 11 months, the oldest man to win a Grand Slam.
Roger Federer began the year by winning the Australian Open, his 16th Slam title defeating Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11) in the final. [15] Federer did not reach another final until the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open , where he was the defending champion but lost in a rematch of the 2009 final to Rafael Nadal 6–4, 7–6(5). [ 16 ]
Roger Federer (/ ˈ f ɛ d ər ər / FED-ər-ər, Swiss Standard German: [ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
Federer won 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles, third behind Novak Djokovic (24) and Rafael Nadal (22). He was the first male player to win more than 14 Grand Slams. He reached 31 Grand Slam singles finals, second-most behind Djokovic (10 consecutive, and another 8 consecutive—the two longest streaks in men's tennis history), a record 23 consecutive semifinal appearances, and a record 36 ...