10 Roger Federer records that will never be broken
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Roger Federer, the 41-year-old Swiss tennis professional is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. With 20 grand slam titles to his name, Federer has etched his name in the history of this sport. The Swiss icon is adored by millions of tennis fans across the globe for his poise and inhuman skills on the court.
The Swiss maestro broke millions of hearts as he announced his imminent retirement from tennis. Roger Federer took to social media to share the news of his retirement with his fans, he announced that will be retiring after competing in the upcoming Laver Cup. In a very emotional and heartfelt letter, Federer shared his feelings and love for tennis with millions of his supporters across the globe.
Throughout his glorious career, Roger Federer won many titles and became one of the greatest tennis players in history. The Swiss icon made some unbelievable records as well, some so inhuman that to imagine breaking them would be a mammoth task for many. In this article, let’s take a look at 10 Roger Federer records that will never be broken.
10 inhuman Roger Federer records that are unlikely to be broken
- Roger Federer has reached 10 finals at 10 different tournaments. The Swiss icon has reached the finals of the Swiss indoors 15 times, 13 finals at the Halle Open, 12 Wimbledon finals, and 10 finals each at the ATP tour finals and Dubai Tennis Championships.
- Federer won 24 consecutive matches against top-10 players. Between 2003 and 2005, Federer had a 24-match win streak against opponents like Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Carlos Moya, and Juan Carlos Ferrero.
- He also has a 65-match win streak on grass. Roger Federer never lost a match on grass between 2003 and 2008.
- Reaching 23 Grand Slam semifinals in a row. Between the 2004 Wimbledon and the 2010 Australian Open, Swiss maestro Roger Federer managed to reach the semi-finals at every single grand slam tournament.
- 237 consecutive weeks as the World No. 1. Novak Djokovic might have overtaken Federer in terms of total weeks on the pole position in the ranks but Federer’s reign at world number 1 for 237 consecutive weeks is a record that is unlikely to be broken.
- Most Grand Slam matches wins. Federer still holds the record for most matches won at major tournaments with his tally sitting at 369 matches.
- Most Grand Slam finals in a row. Roger Federer played ten major finals in a row between 2005 and 2007 and that record still stands to this day.
- Oldest played to be world number 1. Federer is the oldest player in the world to be ranked world number 1 in ATP history, he accomplished this feat at 36 years and 320 days.
- Won the most ATP final matches. Federer holds the record of most ATP final matches wins with 59 singles matches.
- From June of 2004 to August of 2006, Roger Federer went 193 consecutive matches winning at least one set in a match.
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