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Federer–Roddick Rivalry
The Federer–Roddick rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick. The two met 24 times in official Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) matches, and Federer led 21–3. In terms of number of matches played, it is the 14th most prolific men's rivalry in the Open Era. Both men are Grand Slam champions (Federer with 20 titles to Roddick's one) and former world No. 1 players. Roddick has lost four Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and the US Open in 2006), all to Federer. Their match in the 2009 Wimbledon final, which reached a thirty-game fifth set, has been called one of the greatest matches in tennis history. On February 2, 2004, Federer overtook Roddick as world No. 1 to begin his record run of 237 consecutive weeks at the top position. They were the two highest-ranked players in the world from November 2003 to January 2005. Roddick retired in 2012, ending the rivalry. Notable matches 2002 Basel Quarterfinal The third m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tennis Rivalries
In tennis history there have been a number of notable rivalries. This is a list of some of the greatest rivalries. For the pre-1991 eras, complete statistics on all matches is difficult to obtain in definitive form. In many years there were significant numbers of minor events and exhibition matches outside the designated tours, some of which were not reported in newspapers or recorded by the respective amateur or professional tour management. The approximate nature of these results should be understood and kept in mind while reading this data. For the purpose of this article only, the criteria for inclusion are (all must be met): * Both players must have a career high ranking of world No. 3 or better, and at least one of them must have reached No. 1. * Both must have met multiple times in semi-final or final stages of Grand Slam events (or Pro Slam and also WCCC and WHCC count). * At least twelve of the career match-ups between them must be in main (regular) tour or circuit s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP World Tour Records
The ATP Tour is the modern top-level men's professional tennis circuit. It was introduced in 1990 and it's administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). All the records listed here are only for the players who played most of their careers on the ATP Tour and they're based on official ATP data. The names of active players appear in boldface. However, no boldface is used in lists exclusively for active players. All tournaments Titles & finals * Active players in bold. Other active players Matches * Active players in bold (correct ''as of 2023 Indian Wells Masters). Other active players Big Titles 'Big Titles' according to the ATP are the Grand Slam tournaments, Masters tournaments, ATP Finals and Olympics. Grand Slam tournaments ATP Finals ATP Masters tournaments Career Golden Masters * The tournament at which the Golden Masters was completed indicated in bold. 500 series tournaments This is the class of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Federer (26 June 2009, Wimbledon) 3 Cropped
Roger Federer (; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Federer 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. He won 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour, the second most of all time, including 20 major men's singles titles (among which a record eight men's singles Wimbledon titles, and an Open Era joint-record five men's singles US Open titles) and six year-end championships. A Wimbledon junior champion in 1998 and former ball boy, Federer won his first major singles title at Wimbledon in 2003 at age 21. Between 2003 and 2009, Federer played in 21 out of 28 major singles finals. He won three of the four majors and the ATP Finals in 2004, 2006, and 2007 as well as five consecutive titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open. He completed the career Grand Slam at the 2009 French Open after three consecutive run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
