Roger Federer: A look at the records the Maestro can break in 2013 →

Here’s a glance at the feats the world no.2 can accomplish in 2013:

1. Appearances at the Grand Slams: If Roger plays in all four Majors; he will join Jonas Bjorkman for a joint third position all time with 58 appearances at the Slams.

2. Successive Slam Appearances: If he turns up at all four, he will tie Wayne Ferreira for the most number of consecutive Grand Slam appearances with 56.

3. Grand Slam quarters reached: By the end of the year Federer can go past Jimmy Connors who sits pretty at the top with 41 quarterfinal showings at the Slams.

4. Aussie Open crowns: If the emperor triumphs this year, he will have five titles at the Grand Slam of Asia Pacific, making him the first man to do so in the Modern Era.

5. Roland Garros match victories: Presently he is at no.2 with 54 wins at the clay Major and can be no.1 if the maestro reaches the semis yet again. That would take him to at least 59 triumphs in Paris, one ahead of Guillermo Vilas’s record of 58. Nadal though is snapping at his heels with 52.

6. Wimbledon match triumphs: At the moment Roger is third with 66 wins at the hallowed lawns of SW19, but a repeat performance will move him ahead of Boris Becker who is second with 71.

7. US Open match conquests: He’s currently a close 6th with 64 followed by the mercurial John McEnroe with 65.

8. Career ATP titles: The Swiss has won 76 titles so far(fourth overall) and is certain to overtake McEnroe who is at no.3 with 77.

9. Successive years with more than one title: The seven time Wimbledon winner has captured at least a single tournament for the past twelve years in a row and is third on the all-time list. And if the genius is able to take home a title in 2013, he will equal Connors’s for second place with 13 consecutive seasons on the tour.

10. Tournaments Outdoors: Roger shares the record with Vilas with 56 titles – the most in the history of the game. Even a solitary trophy can make him the lone man standing in this segment.

11. Match wins: The four time victor at the Rod Laver Arena sits at the fourth position in career match wins with 878. He can outshine Vilas by winning 44 matches this year, as that will take him in front of Vilas who is third with 921 victories.

12. Rankings: He can surpass Ivan Lendl’s record of being ranked either one or two in the world for most weeks. The Czech had spent 409 weeks at the pinnacle of the men’s tour while Federer has been there for 402.

McEnroe: Federer the best EVER.

Roger Federer down but definitely not out →

Federer last week equalled John McEnroe’s tally of 875 career wins, a figure bettered only by Jimmy Connors (1217) and Ivan Lendl (1071).

His defeat to Juan Martin del Potro in the Swiss Indoors at Basel left Federer one singles crown shy of McEnroe’s 77 titles, also behind Connors (109 titles) and Lendl (94).

Federer will not defend his BNP Paribas Masters 1000 title in Paris this week, opening the door for Novak Djokovic to snatch away the No 1 ranking.

Federer must also defend the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals crown in London next week to have any chance of heading January’s Australian Open seedings.

But his pile of records continues to soar - almost by the week.

The Swiss maestro already holds more records than any other man in tennis - but remains unashamedly ambitious.

Part of his rationale behind bypassing Paris this week was to prepare for the future.

“I’m not going (to Paris),” he said after losing a marathon final to del Potro. “It’s the only right decision for me.
“I had some niggling stuff and I didn’t want to take a chance obviously before the World Tour Finals. I need some time to prepare.”

The owner of an unmatched 17 grand slam singles titles and holder of the world No. 1 ranking for 302 weeks, Federer holds a swag of records.

Prominent among them is the highest number of major finals, semi-finals and match wins.

He has also claimed more season-ending championships (six) than any other player, has the highest winning percentage of matches at grand slam level (89 percent) and boasts more hardcourt and grass titles than anyone else.

Federer will cherish his 2012 renaissance season, ending a two year drought at grand slam level with a spectacular seventh Wimbledon.

At his current rate of achievement, Federer will hold almost every record in men’s tennis when he retires.

And the prospect of Federer bowing out any time soon remains reassuringly distant.

300 incredible, unbelievable, amazing, and emotional weeks at the top spot. 300 weeks - and counting - of being the World No. 1. 300 weeks of legend.

Roger Federer - 300 and still counting…

We are always going to be proud of you, Roger!

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Congratulations on 300 weeks (and counting) at World No. 1, Roger Federer! - October 15th 2012

“It’s obviously an amazing number. I never thought of something like this when I was a little kid, that’s for sure. I was just hoping one day my dream was going to come true to play on the regular tour, play Wimbledon, maybe become world No. 1 at some stage. So here I am at 300 weeks. It’s pretty incredible. Probably one of my biggest accomplishments. I’m very proud of that record, no doubt about it.”

Roger Federer makes it 300 weeks at the top of the ATP tennis rankings →

Add another record to Roger Federer’s list of achievements. Earlier today the Swiss maestro beat his countryman Stanislas Wawrinka to reach the quarterfinals at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. The win assured Federer of a 300th week at No. 1 starting next week, a milestone Federer holds in very high regard among his many, many marks.

“I never thought of something like this when I was a little kid, that’s for sure,” said Federer after the win. “I was just hoping one day my dream was going to come true to play on the regular tour, play Wimbledon, maybe become World No. 1 at some stage. So here I am at 300 weeks. It’s pretty incredible. Probably one of my biggest accomplishments. I’m very proud of that record, no doubt about it.”

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Roger Federer will be World #1 for a record 300th Week (this coming Monday) after his victory today!

#Federer will be World No. 1 for a 300th week Monday after beating@stanwawrinka 46 76(4) 60 at the @SHRolexMasters #atp #tennis

Roger Federer has No. 1 spot with 11,805 points (Sept. 24, 2012 ATP)

17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer will retain the top spot in ATP Rankings, as of 24th September announced by the ATP World Tour.

Roger Federer has No. 1 spot with 11,805 points.

"Just heard that over 15yrs ago (9/22/97) as a 16yr old, I made my debut on the ATP rankings…debuting at #803 after picking up 12pts. Here’s to another 15yrs on tour….hahahahah :)"

Roger Federer today…

Federer's No. 1 run at 296 weeks (Record breaking/setting/extending) →

LONDON, Sept. 17 (UPI) — Roger Federer has pushed his reign at the top of the world men’s tennis rankings to a record 296 weeks as of Monday.

Federer had been No. 1 for the last 11 weeks since collecting the title at Wimbledon. That championship tied him with Pete Sampras for the most weeks at No. 1 and Federer has since pushed that to 296 weeks.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2012/09/17/Federers-No-1-run-at-296-weeks/UPI-80961347880682/#ixzz26k8gaeng

"That is the next step. To do that, you need to be consistent throughout the whole year. That’s something that Novak and Roger and Rafa have done incredibly well the last few years. He made it very, very difficult for guys to get up there. I’m definitely going to try. It’s something I’d love to do, to get to No. 1. It’s a very tough thing to do."

Andy Murray on targeting the No. 1 ranking and Roger Federer having been No.1 for so long over the years (and now): 

Federer Secures 299 Weeks at Number One (minimum) through October 15, 2012 →

Federer: Shanghai ATP 1000, Basel ATP 500, Paris ATP 1000 and ATP World Tour Finals in London.  Fed has a 0-pointer for both Tokyo and Shanghai from last year on his current points standing,but he picked up 3000 points winning Basel, Paris and London without the loss of a match after the US Open last year.  Federer will lose just 360 points on Monday by losing in the quarters instead of the semis he reached last year.  That will leave him at 11805 until Basel comes off his schedule.  In the meantime, he will actually pick up 90 points when the 0-pointer for Tokyo comes off and is replaced by 90 points for Doha.  In addition, he will have a shot at picking up points in Shanghai.  So Fed will still top the rankings at least until after Shanghai and he will hold at least 11895 points until his points from Basel come off a couple of weeks later.  That gets Fed to 299 weeks on top.  The results of Shanghai will determine whether Djokovic can catch him before the results from the brilliant run Fed had through Basel, Paris and London comes off.

While Roger would love to get the year=end number one, it seems highly unlikely that he could reproduce the tremendous run he had at the end of last year.  I think we will hear more about this in the broader press coverage as Federer approaches 300 weeks, but it seems to me he will need some help from Murray to sidetrack Djokovic for just long enough to allow Fed to achieve that milestone.

I hope I am wrong and Federer can pull a rabbit out of his hat again this winter, but I wouldn’t bet on it.  Djokovic already leads the Race to London Year-to-Date rankings by 525 points through the US Open semis and is looking better than ever.  

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Federer seeded #1 at a Slam for a Record 23rd time!!

Federer seeded #1 at a Slam for a Record 23rd time!!

Another incredible record falls.

Sampras previously held the record at 22.  Sampras must feel as though his past is being rewritten by Federer.

Various Misc Items and Notes Regarding Roger Federer’s Record Setting Win in Cincinnati Yesterday…

It was the first time in the tournament’s history that the top ranked players met

Federer tied Rafael Nadal for the most career Masters tournament titles with 21 (and counting)

It was Federer’s record, 5 title @ Cincinnati.

He won the title without dropping a set.

It was his 3rd Masters title of 2012

Federer will be the top seed at this year’s US Open for a sixth time, thus breaking the record he shared with John McEnroe and Pete Sampras.

76th career title! (and counting)

He will hold his #1 ranking until and through the US Open.  With only semi final points to defend, Nadal out (and therefore losing his finalist points) and Djokovic having to win the event just to defend his existing points; there is a good possibility that Federer will be #1 after the US Open and well into the fall season with fewer and fewer players in a position to threaten his ranking.

GO ROGER!