Roger Federer gears up for another landmark with 1500th match

In a career of landmarks, Roger Federer is set to play 1,500th match when he plays at 10th Basel title. Federer has me it to Basel final on his last 12 matches, owns ATP titles this season in Dubai, Miami and Halle. As Federer prepares for 1,500th match, he sent his best wishes to Nal on his marri.

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'Hope to start strong'

38-year-old will aim for his 103rd title against German player Peter Gojowczyk. 20 times Grand Slam winner has beaten German twice including defeating Indian Wells last March. 

He said that his preparations h to be a little faster than usual as he has to start on October 21 in wake of Swiss Indoors tournament which he first attended as a ball boy. He said that he has alrey practised Friday and Saturday in Basel and hopes to really start strong and have a great indoor season. 

In spite of t ding to his tally of majors, Federer still stands at 47-8 for year, a record broken by Nal whose wins at Roland Garros and US Open have taken him to 19 Grand Slam victories. 

Roger Federer h me it to final at Wimbledon in July where he secured two match points before losing to vak Djokovic in a five-set match. On October 20, he said that his philosophy about losses has become “forget m and move on.” He said that he will try to keep highest possible level always. Sometimes it is opponent, sometimes own mind or game which goes off boil. 

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Sends Wishes to Nal 

As Federer prepares for 1,500th Match, he sent his best wishes to Nal on his marri. Saying that he was t part of festivities, he said that he was t invited by Rafael Nal but he did t expect to be invited eir. He said that he congratulated Nal and hoped that he h best day of his life. Nal and his longtime girlfriend Xisca Perello were married on Saturday on ir home island of Mallorca.

(With inputs from PTI)

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