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Team Europe's Roger Federer (right) and Rafael Nadal during their match against Team World's Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe on day one of the Laver Cup at the O2 Arena, London. Picture date: Friday ...
The 2008 final was the third consecutive year in which Federer and Nadal had met in the championship match of Wimbledon. [21] Federer had won not only both previous meetings, but had been the reigning Wimbledon champion since 2003. Federer’s five consecutive titles (2003–2007) were a record shared with Björn Borg. [22]
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.
In addition to Rome, Federer has never won Monte Carlo but has defeated Djokovic there in 2006, [41] 2008, [42] and 2014. [43] Federer and Djokovic at the Canadian Masters in 2010, moments before their encounter. Federer and Djokovic met in the semifinals of Miami in 2009. Federer won the opening set but lost the second set.
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Conversely, this was the third time that an opponent of Federer saved match points and went on to win the major, following Marat Safin in the 2005 Australian Open and Djokovic in the 2011 US Open. At this tournament, Federer reached his 31st and last men's singles major final, a record which would be surpassed by Djokovic in 2022.
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.
Roger Federer announced his departure in 2022, while Novak Djokovic is still near the top of the game. ... There are two matches in singles and one in doubles in each matchup; the first country to ...