Roger Federer’s French Open title in between Rafael Nadal’s reign tops all of his other Grand Slam wins claims Mats Wilander
Retired professional Roger Federer is one of the most celebrated tennis players and has made a huge impact in the sports industry.
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In an interview with Eurosport, Former world No. 1 Matt Wilander talked about the career achievements of Roger Federer and ranked him as one of the best grasscourt players. Matt Wilander was all praise for the Swiss Roger Federer.
As per the former tennis professional himself, he admires Roger for how he kept his consistency over all the years and was No. 1 for the most consecutive weeks. That shows how good of a player he is, especially on grass.
Roger, who is now retired, had one of the most memorable careers and made a huge impact on the tennis world. He is often called the GOAT (Greatest of all time) of tennis. Over his 24-year career, Roger has won a total of 103 ATP singles titles. 20 of them being Grand Slam titles, 28 ATP Masters titles, and six ATP final records.
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Matt Wilander praises Roger Federer
While talking to Eurosport, Matt praised Roger by saying that his winning the title in 2009 after beating Robin Soderling meant a lot to him, and even though he did not beat Nadal, he beat Robin, who had defeated Nadal in that tournament.
He said, “I think winning Roland-Garros in 2009 probably meant more to him than most of the other 20 Grand Slams because the chances of winning when Nadal is playing on clay were very, very small. Of course, he didn’t beat Nadal that year but he did beat Robin Soderling in the final after he had beaten Nadal’’
He further continued by highlighting how Roger kept the consistency by being one of the best grass court players and going to be the most consecutive weeks as No 1. “Eight Wimbledon titles is top of the pile because no other man has ever won eight,” said Matt.
Continuing his train of thoughts, he further added, “Most consecutive weeks at No.1 is an unbelievable record, and winning five consecutive Wimbledon is just incredible. It goes to show what a great grasscourt player Roger Federer was to be that consistent.”
After 24 years, almost 15,000 matches, and 20 Grand Slam titles, the Swiss champion retired from tennis with an emotional and tearful farewell at the Laver Cup last year in 2022. He was welcomed with a standing ovation at this year’s Wimbledon as he took his place at the Royal Box.
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