Federer's 30th Birthday By The Numbers!

1 – World No. 1 for 285 weeks.
2 – Finished in year-end Top 2 eight consecutive years (2003-10); only player to do so.
3 – Grand Slam titles won in same season, accomplished three times (2004, 2006, and 2007).
4 – Fewest losses in his career in 2005 season (81-4).
5 – Year-end No. 1 finishes AND Barclays ATP World Tour Finals titles.
6 – Wimbledon titles AND number of winning streaks of 20 matches or more.
7 – Number of Grand Slam finals won before first loss (’06 Roland Garros to Nadal).
8 – Consecutive years with at least one Grand Slam title, from 2003-2010.
9 – Or more titles on clay, grass and hard courts – only Jimmy Connors matches the feat.
10 – Straight major finals reached: 2004 Wimbledon through 2007 US Open.
11 – Consecutive years with at least one ATP World Tour title (2001-2011).
12 – Career-high titles won in 2006.
13 – Number of match wins in first full season on ATP World Tour in 1999.
14 – Wins in 23 matches against current World No. 1 Novak Djokovic.
15 – Losses in a three-year span (2004-2006) in 262 matches.
16 – Grand Slam titles AND number of titles won in U.S. (most of any country).
17 – ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crowns.
18 – Grand Slam finals reached over 19 appearances from ’05 Wimbledon to ’10 Australian Open (missed at ’08 Australian Open) AND tournaments won in different countries.
19 –Age at first ATP World Tour title in Milan on Feb. 4, 2001.
20 – Grand Slam matches won in a season six straight years (2004-2010) AND wins against players ranked No.1 or No. 2.
21 – Years old when he finished inside the Top 10 for first time in 2002 (No. 6).
22 – Times he has been the top seed at a Grand Slam tournament AND age he first became No. 1.
23 – Successive Grand Slam semi-final appearances (’04 Wimbledon through ’10 Australian Open) AND overall Grand Slam finals.
24 – Straight finals won between ’03 Vienna through ’05 Bangkok.
25 – His age when he finished with a career-high 92 match wins in 2006.
26 – Wins in a row against Top 10 opponents (2003 Masters Cup to 2005 Australian Open QF – lost to No. 4 Safin in SF).
27 – Consecutive wins in a row in Grand Slam play, achieved twice (2005 Wimbledon R1-2006 Roland Garros Final; 2006 Wimbledon R1-2007 Roland Garros Final).
28 – Years old when he claimed his latest Grand Slam title at 2010 Australian Open.
29 – Consecutive major quarter-finals reached (going into 2011 US Open).
30 – Grand Slams in a row as No. 1 or No. 2 seed between ’04 USO and ’11 AO.

Happy 30th Birthday Roger.

Roger Federer = The Living Legend.

Mont-Carlo, Day 3: Featuring The Swiss!

ORDER OF PLAY - TUESDAY, 12 APRIL, 2011

COURT CENTRAL start 10:30 am

T Bellucci (BRA) vs [16] G Simon (FRA)
Not Before 11:30 AM
P Kohlschreiber (GER) vs [2] R Federer (SUI)
Not Before 1:30 PM
[12] J Tsonga (FRA) vs I Ljubicic (CRO)
E Gulbis (LAT) vs M Raonic (CAN) 

COURT DES PRINCES start 10:30 am

J Tipsarevic (SRB) vs F Lopez (ESP)
K Anderson (RSA) vs F Fognini (ITA)
A Montanes (ESP) vs X Malisse (BEL)
[Q] O Rochus (BEL) vs [5] [WC] T Berdych (CZE) 

COURT 2 start 11:00am

[Q] M Gonzalez (ARG) vs V Hanescu (ROU)
[Q] V Millot (FRA) vs G Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
[Q] P Riba (ESP) vs P Starace (ITA) 

COURT 9 start 11:00am

J Chela (ARG) / B Soares (BRA) vs M Mertinak (SVK) / D Norman (BEL)
M Granollers (ESP) / T Robredo (ESP) vs [7] M Llodra (FRA) / N Zimonjic (SRB)
Not Before 3:00 PM
M Lopez (ESP) / J Monaco (ARG) vs [WC] J Benneteau (FRA) / J Chardy (FRA)
COURT 11 start 12:00 noon
S Stakhovsky (UKR) / M Youzhny (RUS) vs [3] J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER)

Via ATP World Tour 
 

Nole did it......again!!

Nole celebrating after winning Dubai for the 3rd time in a row.

Some pics after world number 3, Novak Djokovic, has beaten former world number1 and world number 2, Roger Federer, in 2 straight sets 6-3 6-3 to win Dubai for the 3rd time in a row. Congratulations Nole!

OH Roger, What a tweener!

The perfect finale for 2010!!!

"Joining forces for the benefit of children"-Quotes source rafaelnadal.com

Four days left for "The match for Africa"

Nadal upsets Shanghai!!

Nadal after his defeat in Shanghai

World no.1 and 2009 Shanghai Open finalist Rafael Nadal lost in the 3rd round to the Austrian Jurgen Melzer 6-1 3-6 6-3. Melzer will play Juan Monaco in the quarter final.           Although it wasn't Nadal's best day, it has been a great day for Andy Murray as he earned his quarter final spot and qualified for The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, Also Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic reached the quarter finals today in Shanghai!

The Djoker's back, but where's BATMAN ?!!

Novak Djokovic, also known as "Nole" and "Djoker" , finally got over his "US-Fed-Sickness" and achieved his first US Open Victory against Roger Federer, 57 61 57 62 75, failing his attempt to to reach his 7th consecutive US Open Final. Djokovic has absolutely entertained us by playing real "TENNIS" while Federer wasn't really Federer tonight with all those unforced errors and wasting many break points. Djokovic is now world #2 while Federer falls to #3 again. Will Federer simply adapt with this current situation or will he rapidly make a comeback? Till then, nobody can ever tell.

US Open Day 10 : Outstanding ! Federer and Djokovic Are Simply UNBEATABLE

US Open quarter final results of Wednesday, Sep 8th:

Men's singles :
[2] R Federer (SUI) d [5] R Soderling (SWE) 64 64 75
[3] N Djokovic (SRB) d [17] G Monfils (FRA) 76 61 62

US Open Day 8 : Federer and Djokovic straight into quarters....

US Open 4th round results of Monday, Sep 6th:

Men's singles :

[2] R Federer (SUI) d [13] J Melzer (AUT) 63 76(4) 63

[3] N Djokovic (SRB) d [19] M Fish (USA) 63 64 61

[5] R Soderling (SWE) d [21] A Montanes (ESP) 46 63 62 63

[17] G Monfils (FRA) d R Gasquet (FRA) 64 75 75

Federer's amazing tweener against Djokovic returns against Dabul !!

Federer beats Fish in Cincinnati's final

Roger Federer was able to pass a tough test as he knocked out Mardy Fish who proved to be an exceedingly strong rival throughout the tournament. Although Federer failed the American dream of claiming Cincinnati's title, he cheered up his fans all over the world who are now certain that Federer is back again.

Federer to meet Fish in Cincinnati's final

The Suiss maesto and world no. 2 Roger Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis in Cincinnati's semi-final in two straight set 6-4 6-3 to reach Cincinnati's final. While in the bottom half of the draw American Andy Roddick couldn't make it to the final after his unexpected loss against his fellow American Mardy Fish 4-6 6-6(3) 6-1 . The defending champion Roger Federer will meet Mardy Fish in Cincinnati's final for a chance to win his 63rd career title and his 17 ATP Masters 1000 title.

Federer continues his defense trip, Baghdatis puts Nadal away

Roger Federer,after beating Nikolay Davydenko, decides to go on with his title defense trip as losing is not an option for him or else his position will be threatened by Novak Djokovic once more.

Defying all our expectations, Baghdatis was able to upset Cincinnati's top seed, Rafael Nadal, in 3 sets 6-4 4-6 6-4. Will Baghdatis be able to get past Federer? We'll see.

Federer vs Djokovic Toronto 2010 Last Game Highlights

The Swiss maestro Roger Federer beats Novak Djokovic and reclaims world no.2